KJV Proverbs Chapter 12
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.