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12:1  Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge, but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
12:2  A good man obtaineth favor 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 causeth shame is rottenness in his bones.
12:5  The thoughts of the righteous are right, but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
12:6  The counsels of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouths of the upright shall deliver them.
12:7  The wicked are overthrown and are no more, 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 lowly and hath a servant is better off than he that honoreth himself and lacketh bread.
12:10  A righteous man hath regard for 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 recompense 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 known at once, but a prudent man covereth shame.
12:17  He that speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness, but a false witness, deceit.
12:18  There is he that speaketh like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is healing.
12:19  The lips 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 counselors of peace there is joy.
12:21  There shall no evil happen to the just, but the wicked shall be filled with troubles.
12:22  Lying lips are an 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 exercise 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 neighbor, 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.