Proverbs 12 — KJVCP

12Verse 1Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge:
But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
^{Verse 2}A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord:
But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
^{Verse 3}A man shall not be established by wickedness:
But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
^{Verse 4}A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband:
But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
^{Verse 5}The thoughts of the righteous are right:
But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
^{Verse 6}The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood:
But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
^{Verse 7}The wicked are overthrown, and are not:
But the house of the righteous shall stand.
^{Verse 8}A man shall be commended according to his wisdom:
But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
^{Verse 9}He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better
Than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
^{Verse 10}A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast:
But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
^{Verse 11}He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread:
But he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
^{Verse 12}The wicked desireth the net of evil men:
But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
^{Verse 13}The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips:
But the just shall come out of trouble.
^{Verse 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.
^{Verse 15}The way of a fool is right in his own eyes:
But he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
^{Verse 16}A fool’s wrath is presently known:
But a prudent man covereth shame.
^{Verse 17}He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness:
But a false witness deceit.
^{Verse 18}There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword:
But the tongue of the wise is health.
^{Verse 19}The lip of truth shall be established for ever:
But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
^{Verse 20}Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil:
But to the counsellers of peace is joy.
^{Verse 21}There shall no evil happen to the just:
But the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
^{Verse 22}Lying lips are abomination to the Lord:
But they that deal truly are his delight.
^{Verse 23}A prudent man concealeth knowledge:
But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
^{Verse 24}The hand of the diligent shall bear rule:
But the slothful shall be under tribute.
^{Verse 25}Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop:
But a good word maketh it glad.
^{Verse 26}The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour:
But the way of the wicked seduceth them.
^{Verse 27}The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting:
But the substance of a diligent man is precious.
^{Verse 28}In the way of righteousness is life;
And in the pathway thereof there is no death.