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12:1  To accept correction is wise, to reject it is stupid.
12:2  The Lord likes everyone who lives right, but he punishes everyone who makes evil plans.
12:3  Sin cannot offer security! But if you live right, you will be as secure as a tree with deep roots.
12:4  A helpful wife is a jewel for her husband, but a shameless wife will make his bones rot.
12:5  Good people have kind thoughts, but you should never trust the advice of someone evil.
12:6  Bad advice is a deadly trap, but good advice is like a shield.
12:7  Once the wicked are defeated, they are gone forever, but no one who obeys God will ever be thrown down.
12:8  Good sense is worthy of praise, but stupidity is a curse.
12:9  It's better to be ordinary and have only one servant than to think you are somebody and starve to death.
12:10  Good people are kind to their animals, but a mean person is cruel.
12:11  Hard working farmers have more than enough food; daydreamers are nothing more than stupid fools.
12:12  An evil person tries to hide behind evil; good people are like trees with deep roots.
12:13  We trap ourselves by telling lies, but we stay out of trouble by living right.
12:14  We are rewarded or punished for what we say and do.
12:15  Fools think they know what is best, but a sensible person listens to advice.
12:16  Losing your temper is foolish; ignoring an insult is smart.
12:17  An honest person tells the truth in court, but a dishonest person tells nothing but lies.
12:18  Sharp words cut like a sword, but words of wisdom heal.
12:19  Truth will last forever; lies are soon found out.
12:20  An evil mind is deceitful, but gentle thoughts bring happiness.
12:21  Good people never have trouble, but troublemakers have more than enough.
12:22  The Lord hates every liar, but he is the friend of all who can be trusted.
12:23  Be sensible and don't tell everything you know— only fools spread foolishness everywhere.
12:24  Work hard, and you will be a leader; be lazy, and you will end up a slave.
12:25  Worry is a heavy burden, but a kind word always brings cheer.
12:26  You are better off to do right, than to lose your way by doing wrong.
12:27  Anyone too lazy to cook will starve, but a hard worker is a valuable treasure.
12:28  Living right is a pathway that leads to life and away from death.