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Proverbs 12
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Wisdom and Wickedness Contrasted

12The person who loves correction loves knowledge, but anyone who hates a rebuke is stupid.H157H4148H157H1847H8130H8433H1198
2The good person will gain favor from the Lord, but the man who plots evil will be condemned by him.H2896H6329H7522H3068H376H4209H7561
3A person doesn't gain security by wickedness, but the righteous won't be uprooted.H120H3559H7562H8328H6662H4131
4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but a wife who puts him to shame is like bone cancer.H2428H802H5850H1167H954H7538H6106
5The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.H4284H6662H4941H8458H7563H4820
6The words of the wicked lead to bloodshed, but the speech of the upright delivers them.H1697H7563H693H1818H6310H3477H5337
7After they're overthrown, the wicked won't be found, but the house of the righteous stands firm.H7563H2015H1004H6662H5975
8A man is praised because of his wise words, but the perverted mind will be despised.H376H1984H6310H7922H5753H3820H937
9It's better to be unimportant, yet have a servant, than to pretend to be important, but lack food.H7034H5650H2896H3513H2638H3899
10The righteous person looks out for the welfare of his livestock, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.H6662H3045H5315H929H7356H7563H394
11Whoever tills his soil will have a lot to eat, but anyone who pursues fantasies lacks sense.H5647H127H7646H3899H7291H7386H2638H3820
12The wicked desires what evil people gain, but the foundation of the righteous is productive.H7563H2530H4685H7451H8328H6662H5414
13An evil man's sinful speech ensnares him, but the righteous person escapes from trouble.H7451H4170H6588H8193H6662H3318H6869
14By his fruitful speech a man can remain satisfied, and a man's handiwork will reward him.H376H7646H2896H6529H6310H1576H120H3027H7725H7725
15The lifestyle of the fool is right in his own opinion, but wise is the man who listens to advice.H1870H191H3477H5869H8085H6098H2450
16The anger of a fool becomes readily apparent, but the prudent person overlooks an insult.H191H3708H3117H3045H6175H3680H7036
17The truth teller speaks what is right, but the false witness speaks what is deceitful.H6315H530H5046H6664H8267H5707H4820
18Some speak rashly like the cutting of a sword, but what the wise say promotes healing.H3426H981H4094H2719H3956H2450H4832
19A truthful saying is trusted forever, but the liar only for a moment.H8193H571H3559H5703H8267H3956H7280
20Deceit is at home in the heart of those who plan evil, but those who promote peace rejoice.H4820H3820H2790H7451H3289H7965H8057
21No harm overwhelms the righteous, but the wicked overflow with trouble.H205H579H6662H7563H4390H7451
22Deceitful speech is reprehensible to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.H8267H8193H8441H3068H6213H530H7522
23A prudent man keeps what he knows to himself, but the hearts of fools shout forth their foolishness.H6175H120H3680H1847H3820H3684H7121H200
24The diligent will take control, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.H3027H2742H4910H7423H4522
25A person's anxiety weighs down his heart, but an appropriate word is encouraging.H1674H3820H376H7812H2896H1697H8055
26The righteous person is cautious with respect to his neighbor, but the lifestyle of the wicked leads them astray.H6662H8446H7453H1870H7563H8582
27The lazy person does not roast what he has hunted, but diligence is one's most important possession.H7423H2760H6718H1952H2742H120H3368
28In the pathway to righteousness there is life, and in that lifestyle there is no death.H734H6666H2416H5410H1870H4194


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