ACV - Proverbs - 12

12:1  He who loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is brutish.

12:2  A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices.

12:3  A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

12:4  A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but she who makes ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

12:5  The thoughts of the righteous are just. The counsels of the wicked are deceit.

12:6  The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

12:7  The wicked are overthrown, and are not, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

12:8  A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

12:9  Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.

12:10  A righteous man regards the life of his beast, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

12:11  He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who pursues vanities is void of understanding.

12:12  A wicked man desires the net of evil men, but the root of the righteous gives.

12:13  A wicked man is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

12:14  A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the actions of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.

12:15  The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise hearkens to counsel.

12:16  A fool's vexation is instantly known, but a prudent man conceals shame.

12:17  He who utters truth shows forth righteousness, but a false witness, deceit.

12:18  There is he who speaks rashly like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is health.

12:19  The lips of truth shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

12:20  Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but joy is to the counselors of peace.

12:21  There shall no mischief happen to a righteous man, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

12:22  Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah, but those who deal truly are his delight.

12:23  A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

12:24  The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be put under task work.

12:25  Heaviness in the heart of a man makes it droop, but a good word makes it glad.

12:26  A righteous man is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked causes them to err.

12:27  The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

12:28  Life is in the way of righteousness, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.