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- 12:1
- Whoso
loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is
brutish.
- 12:2
- A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD:
but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
- 12:3
- A man shall not be established by
wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
- 12:4
- A virtuous woman is a crown to her
husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
- 12:5
- The thoughts of the righteous are right:
but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
- 12:6
- The words of the wicked are to 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 that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
- 12:9
- He that is despised, and hath a servant,
is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
- 12:10
- A righteous man regardeth the life of his
beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
- 12:11
- He that tilleth his land shall be
satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of
understanding.
- 12:12
- The wicked desireth the net of evil men:
but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
- 12:13
- The wicked is snared by the transgression
of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
- 12:14
- 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.
- 12:15
- The way of a fool is right in his own
eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
- 12:16
- A fool's wrath is presently known: but a
prudent man covereth shame.
- 12:17
- He that speaketh truth sheweth forth
righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
- 12:18
- There is that speaketh like the piercings
of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
- 12:19
- The lip of truth shall be established for
ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
- 12:20
- Deceit is in the heart of them that
imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
- 12:21
- There shall no evil happen to the just:
but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
- 12:22
- Lying lips are abomination to the LORD:
but they that deal truly are his delight.
- 12:23
- A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but
the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
- 12:24
- The hand of the diligent shall bear rule:
but the slothful shall be under tribute.
- 12:25
- Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it
stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
- 12:26
- The righteous is more excellent than his
neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
- 12:27
- The slothful man roasteth not that which
he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
- 12:28
- In the way of righteousness is life: and
in the pathway thereof there is no death.
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