12:1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish.
12:1 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid.

12:2 A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
12:2 A good man obtains favor from the LORD, But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.

12:3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
12:3 A man is not established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous cannot be moved.

12:4 A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.
12:4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

12:5 The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.
12:5 The thoughts of the righteous are right, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

12:6 The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
12:6 The words of the wicked are, "Lie in wait for blood," But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

12:7 The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
12:7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand.

12:8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
12:8 A man will be commended according to his wisdom, But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

12:9 [He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
12:9 Better is the one who is slighted but has a servant, Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.

12:10 A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
12:10 A righteous man regards the life of his animal, 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.
12:11 He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.

12:12 The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
12:12 The wicked covet the catch of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

12:13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
12:13 The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will come through trouble.

12:14 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.
12:14 A man will be satisifed with good by the fruit of his mouth, And the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

12:15 The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.
12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who heeds counsel is wise.

12:16 A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
12:16 A fool's wrath is known at once, But a prudent man covers shame.

12:17 [He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
12:17 He who speaks truth declares righteousness, But a false witness, deceit.

12:18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
12:18 There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health.

12:19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.
12:19 The truthful lip shall be established forever, But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

12:20 Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy.
12:20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have joy.

12:21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
12:21 No grave trouble will overtake the righteous, But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

12:22 Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.
12:22 Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, But those who deal truthfully are His delight.

12:23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
12:23 A prudent man conceals knowledge, But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
12:24 The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.

12:25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
12:25 Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad.

12:26 The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
12:26 The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray.

12:27 The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
12:27 The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man's precious possession.

12:28 In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death.
12:28 In the way of righteousness is life, And in its pathway there is no death.