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Proverbs 12
1 He who loves discipline, loves knowledge, stupid is the man who hates correction.
2 The good man wins the favour of Yahweh, but he condemns the man who is a schemer.
3 No man is made secure by wickedness, but nothing shakes the roots of virtuous men.
4 A good wife, her husband’s crown, a shameless wife, a cancer in his bones.
5 The plans of virtuous men are honest, the intrigues of the wicked are nothing if not deceit.
6 The words of wicked men are snares to shed blood, but honest men have an answer and elude them.
7 Once thrown down, the wicked are no more, but the house of virtuous men stands firm.
8 The praise of a man is in proportion to his prudence, men of depraved heart are held in contempt.
9 Better a common man who does his own work than one who plays the lord and goes short of bread.
10 The virtuous man looks after the lives of his beasts, but the wicked man’s heart is ruthless.
11 He who tills his land shall have bread and to spare, he who chases fantasies has no sense.
12 The desires of the godless are sickly, the roots of the devout are firmly set.
13 His own lips are to blame when the wicked man is entrapped, the virtuous man finds his own way out of misfortune.
14 When a man is filled with good things, it is the fruit of his own words, each man’s labour brings its own return.
15 In the eyes of a fool the way he goes is right, the wise man listens to advice.
16 The fool shows his displeasure straight away, the discreet man overlooks the insult.
17 To tell the truth is to further justice, a false witness is nothing but deceit.
18 There are some whose thoughtless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19 Lips that tell the truth abide firm for ever, the tongue that lies lasts only for a moment.
20 Bitterness is in the heart of the schemer, joy with those who give counsels of peace.
21 No harm can come to the virtuous man, but the wicked have their fill of troubles.
22 Lips that lie are abhorrent to Yahweh; dear to him those who speak the truth.
23 The man of discretion keeps his knowledge hidden, the heart of fools proclaims their folly.
24 For the diligent hand, authority; for the slack hand, forced labour.
25 Worry makes a man’s heart heavy, a kindly word makes it glad.
26 An impartial arbiter is his own best friend; the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 The idle man has no game to roast: diligence is a man’s most precious possession.
28 Life lies along the path of virtue, the way of the vicious leads to death.