Proverbs 12 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

Pro 12:1

Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge;

But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

Pro 12:2

A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah;

But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

Pro 12:3

A man shall not be established by wickedness;

But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

Pro 12:4

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband;

But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

Pro 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are just;

But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

Pro 12:6

The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood;

But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Pro 12:7

The wicked are overthrown, and are not;

But the house of the righteous shall stand.

Pro 12:8

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom;

But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

Pro 12:9

Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant,

Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

Pro 12:10

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast;

But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Pro 12:11

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;

But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

Pro 12:12

The wicked desireth the net of evil men;

But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

Pro 12:13

In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man;

But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

Pro 12:14

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth;

And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

Pro 12:15

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes;

But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

Pro 12:16

A fool’s vexation is presently known;

But a prudent man concealeth shame.

Pro 12:17

He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness;

But a false witness, deceit.

Pro 12:18

There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;

But the tongue of the wise is health.

Pro 12:19

The lip of truth shall be established for ever;

But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Pro 12:20

Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil;

But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

Pro 12:21

There shall no mischief happen to the righteous;

But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

Pro 12:22

Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah;

But they that deal truly are his delight.

Pro 12:23

A prudent man concealeth knowledge;

But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

Pro 12:24

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;

But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

Pro 12:25

Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop;

But a good word maketh it glad.

Pro 12:26

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor;

But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

Pro 12:27

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting;

But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

Pro 12:28

In the way of righteousness is life;

And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

Proverbs 12 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

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