Proverbs Chapter 12    

¹The one who loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates reproof is stupid.
  ²A good person will obtain favor from Yahweh, but a person with wicked schemes, he will condemn.
  ³A person will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
  ⁴An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but one who puts him to shame is like decay in his bones.
  ⁵The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the guidance of the wicked is deceitful.
  ⁶The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
  ⁷The wicked will be overthrown and will be no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.
  ⁸A person will be praised for his insightful mouth, but the one who has a twisted heart will be viewed with contempt.
  ⁹Better is one who is dishonored and has a servant for himself, than one who glorifies himself and lacks bread.
  ¹⁰The righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but the compassions of the wicked are cruel.
  ¹¹The one who works his land will be satisfied with bread, but the one who pursues worthless things lacks sense.
  ¹²The wicked person treasures the mountain stronghold of evil people, but the root of the righteous is secure.
  ¹³By the transgression of his lips an evil person will fall into a snare, but the righteous person will escape from trouble.
  ¹⁴From the fruit of his mouth a person is satisfied with good, and the accomplishments of a person’s hands will return to him.
  ¹⁵The road of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise person listens to counsel.
  ¹⁶The anger of a fool is known at once, but a prudent person conceals dishonor.
  ¹⁷The one who speaks what is faithful declares an honest testimony, but a false witness utters deceit.
  ¹⁸There is one who speaks recklessly, like the stabbings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is healing.
  ¹⁹Truthful lips will be established continually, but a lying tongue will linger only for a moment.
  ²⁰Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who counsel peace have joy.
  ²¹No disaster will come upon the righteous person, but the wicked are filled with misfortune.
  ²²Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do what is faithful obtain his favor.
  ²³A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
  ²⁴The hand of the diligent will rule, but the slack hand will become a forced laborer.
  ²⁵Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad.
  ²⁶A righteous person shows the way for his neighbor, but the road of the wicked causes them^a to wander astray.
  ²⁷Laziness does not cook a person’s food, but his precious wealth is diligence.
  ²⁸In the path of righteousness is life, and the journey of that road will not end in death.