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Proverbs 12 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:1 - Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but he who hates reproof is stupid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:2 - A good man obtains favor from the LORD,
but a man of evil devices he condemns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:3 - No one is established by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous will never be moved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:4 - An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:5 - The thoughts of the righteous are just;
the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:6 - The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:7 - The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
but the house of the righteous will stand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:8 - A man is commended according to his good sense,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:9 - Better to be lowly and have a servant
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:10 - Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:11 - Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread,
but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:12 - Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers,
but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:13 - An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,[fn]
but the righteous escapes from trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:14 - From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good,
and the work of a man’s hand comes back to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:15 - The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16 - The vexation of a fool is known at once,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:17 - Whoever speaks[fn] the truth gives honest evidence,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:18 - There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:19 - Truthful lips endure forever,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:20 - Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:21 - No ill befalls the righteous,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:22 - Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 - A prudent man conceals knowledge,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:24 - The hand of the diligent will rule,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:25 - Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:26 - One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor,[fn]
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27 - Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:28 - In the path of righteousness is life,
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ESV Footnotes
Or In the transgression of the lips, there is an evil snare
Hebrew breathes out
Or The righteous chooses his friends carefully
Or but diligence is precious wealth
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