Proverbs 12:1-10

1Do you want to know the right way to live? Then you must accept it when people warn you that you have done something wrong. Only stupid people hate it when people warn them.

2The Lord helps good people. But he punishes people who want to do evil things.

3No one can use wicked things to make himself safe. But a righteous person has strong roots.

4A good wife will bring honour to her husband, like a crown. But a wife who brings shame to her husband will take away his strength.

5Righteous people want to do things that are right. But do not trust the advice of wicked people.

6The words of wicked people are like a trap that will kill good people. But the words of honest people will save people's lives.

7Wicked people soon come to an end and they disappear. But the families of righteous people will continue to be strong.

8People will praise a wise person, as much as his wisdom deserves. But no one will respect a person who is stupid.

9It is better to be a humble person who has a servant than a proud person who has no food to eat.

10Righteous people take care of their animals. But wicked people are cruel even when they think they are kind.