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12:1  Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
12:2  Good people obtain favour from the Lord, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.
12:3  No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
12:4  A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
12:5  The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
12:6  The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
12:7  The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.
12:8  A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.
12:9  Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
12:10  The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
12:11  Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
12:12  The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.
12:13  Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.
12:14  From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.
12:15  The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.
12:16  Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.
12:17  An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.
12:18  The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
12:19  Truthful lips endure for ever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
12:20  Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.
12:21  No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
12:22  The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
12:23  The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.
12:24  Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labour.
12:25  Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
12:26  The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
12:27  The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
12:28  In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.