ProverbsJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShareProverbs 12Webster - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Proverbs 1Proverbs 2Proverbs 3Proverbs 4Proverbs 5Proverbs 6Proverbs 7Proverbs 8Proverbs 9Proverbs 10Proverbs 11Proverbs 12Proverbs 13Proverbs 14Proverbs 15Proverbs 16Proverbs 17Proverbs 18Proverbs 19Proverbs 20Proverbs 21Proverbs 22Proverbs 23Proverbs 24Proverbs 25Proverbs 26Proverbs 27Proverbs 28Proverbs 29Proverbs 30Proverbs 31›Proverbs 12ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1Whoever loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish. 2A good [man] obtaineth favor from the LORD: but a man of wicked devices he will condemn. 3A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. 4A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones. 5The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit. 6The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. 7The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. 8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. 9[He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoreth himself, and is destitute of bread. 10A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel. 11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding. 12The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit]. 13The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. 14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered to him. 15The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth to counsel [is] wise. 16A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame. 17[He that] speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false witness, deceit. 18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health. 19The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment. 20Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counselors of peace [is] joy. 21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. 22Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight. 23A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. 24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. 25Heaviness in the heart of man depresseth it: but a good word maketh it glad. 26The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbor: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. 27The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious. 28In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the path [of it there is] no death. ‹Previous chapterProverbs 11Next chapterProverbs 13›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsProverbs 12 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain