Proverbs 12:1-10

1To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.

2The Lord approves of those who are good, but he condemns those who plan wickedness.

3Wickedness never brings stability, but the godly have deep roots.

4A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.

5The plans of the godly are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

6The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, but the words of the godly save lives.

7The wicked die and disappear, but the family of the godly stands firm.

8A sensible person wins admiration, but a warped mind is despised.

9Better to be an ordinary person with a servant than to be self-important but have no food.

10The godly care for their animals, but the wicked are always cruel.