1 Whoso loveth correction H4148 loveth knowledge דָּ֑עַת Da.'at H1847 ; But he that hateth reproof is brutish. 2 A good ט֗וֹב Tov H2896 man H376 shall obtain יָפִ֣יק ya.Fik H6329 favor רָ֭צוֹן Ra.tzon H7522 of Jehovah ; But a man H376 of wicked devices will he condemn יַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃ yar.Shi.a' H7561 . 3 A man H120 shall not be established יִכּ֣וֹן yi.Kon H3559 by wickedness בְּרֶ֑שַׁע be.Re.sha' H7562 ; But the root וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ ve.Sho.resh H8328 of the righteous צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים tza.di.Kim H6662 shall not be moved . 4 A worthy woman H802 is the crown עֲטֶ֣רֶת 'a.Te.ret H5850 of her husband בַּעְלָ֑הּ ba'.Lah H1167 ; But she that maketh ashamed H954 is as rottenness וּכְרָקָ֖ב u.khe.ra.Kav H7538 in his bones H6106 . 5 The thoughts H4284 of the righteous צַדִּיקִ֣ים tza.di.Kim H6662 are just ; But the counsels of the wicked רְשָׁעִ֣ים re.sha.'Im H7563 are deceit מִרְמָֽה׃ mir.Mah H4820 . 6 The words דִּבְרֵ֣י div.Rei H1697 of the wicked רְשָׁעִ֣ים re.sha.'Im H7563 are of lying אֱרָב־ 'e.rov- H693 in wait H693 for blood דָּ֑ם Dam H1818 ; But the mouth וּפִ֥י u.Fi H6310 of the upright יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים ye.sha.Rim H3477 shall deliver יַצִּילֵֽם׃ ya.tzi.Lem H5337 them . 7 The wicked רְשָׁעִ֣ים re.sha.'Im H7563 are overthrown , and are not ; But the house H1004 of the righteous צַדִּיקִ֣ים tza.di.Kim H6662 shall stand H5975 . 8 A man H376 shall be H1961 commended according to his wisdom ; But he that is of a perverse heart לֵ֝֗ב Lev H3820 shall be H1961 despised . 9 Better is he that is lightly נִ֭קְלֶה Nik.leh H7034 esteemed H7034 , and hath a servant וְעֶ֣בֶד ve.'E.ved H5650 , Than he that honoreth himself , and lacketh bread H3899 . 10 A righteous צַ֭דִּיק Tza.dik H6662 man regardeth the life נֶ֣פֶשׁ Ne.fesh H5315 of his beast ; But the tender mercies of the wicked רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים re.sha.'Im H7563 are cruel אַכְזָרִֽי׃ 'akh.za.Ri H394 . Read all of Proverbs 12 ← Proverbs 11 Proverbs 13 → Commentaries on Proverbs 12 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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