The Proverbs 12

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1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge but he that hateth reproof is brutish ⚑

2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD but a man of wicked devices will he condemn ⚑

3 A man shall not be established by wickedness but the root of the righteous shall not be moved ⚑

4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones ⚑

5 The thoughts of the righteous are right but the counsels of the wicked are deceit ⚑

6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them ⚑

7 The wicked are overthrown and are not but the house of the righteous shall stand ⚑

8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised ⚑

9 He that is despised and hath a servant is better than he that honoureth himself and lacketh bread ⚑

10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel ⚑

11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding ⚑

12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit ⚑

13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips but the just shall come out of trouble ⚑

14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him ⚑

15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise ⚑

16 A fool’s wrath is presently known but a prudent man covereth shame ⚑

17 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness but a false witness deceit ⚑

18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword but the tongue of the wise is health ⚑

19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever but a lying tongue is but for a moment ⚑

20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil but to the counsellors of peace is joy ⚑

21 There shall no evil happen to the just but the wicked shall be filled with mischief ⚑

22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD but they that deal truly are his delight ⚑

23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness ⚑

24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule but the slothful shall be under tribute ⚑

25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop but a good word maketh it glad ⚑

26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour but the way of the wicked seduceth them ⚑

27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting but the substance of a diligent man is precious ⚑

28 In the way of righteousness is life and in the pathway thereof there is no death ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain