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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Proverbs 12 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/proverbs/12-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</a> > Proverbs 12</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/11.htm" title="Proverbs 11">◄</a> Proverbs 12 <a href="../proverbs/13.htm" title="Proverbs 13">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_1"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.1" class="v20_12_1">1</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.12.1!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Any who love knowledge want to be told when they are wrong. It is stupid to hate being corrected.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_2"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.2" class="v20_12_2">2</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> is pleased with good people, but condemns those who plan evil.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_3"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.3" class="v20_12_3">3</span>Wickedness does not give security, but righteous people stand firm.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_4"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.4" class="v20_12_4">4</span>A good wife is her husband's pride and joy; but a wife who brings shame on her husband is like a cancer in his bones.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_5"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.5" class="v20_12_5">5</span>Honest people will treat you fairly; the wicked only want to deceive you.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_6"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.6" class="v20_12_6">6</span>The words of the wicked are murderous, but the words of the righteous rescue those who are threatened.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_7"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.7" class="v20_12_7">7</span>The wicked meet their downfall and leave no descendants, but the families of the righteous live on.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_8"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.8" class="v20_12_8">8</span>If you are intelligent, you will be praised; if you are stupid, people will look down on you.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_9"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.9" class="v20_12_9">9</span>It is better to be an ordinary person working for a living than to play the part of someone great but go hungry.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_10"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.10" class="v20_12_10">10</span>Good people take care of their animals, but wicked people are cruel to theirs.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_11"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.11" class="v20_12_11">11</span>A hard-working farmer has plenty to eat, but it is stupid to waste time on useless projects.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_12"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.12" class="v20_12_12">12</span>All that wicked people want is to find evil things to do, but the righteous stand firm.<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.12.12!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_13"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.13" class="v20_12_13">13</span>The wicked are trapped by their own words, but honest people get themselves out of trouble.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_14"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.14" class="v20_12_14">14</span>Your reward depends on what you say and what you do; you will get what you deserve.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_15"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.15" class="v20_12_15">15</span>Stupid people always think they are right. Wise people listen to advice.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_16"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.16" class="v20_12_16">16</span>When a fool is annoyed, he quickly lets it be known. Smart people will ignore an insult.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_17"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.17" class="v20_12_17">17</span>When you tell the truth, justice is done, but lies lead to injustice.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_18"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.18" class="v20_12_18">18</span>Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword, but wisely spoken words can heal.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_19"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.19" class="v20_12_19">19</span>A lie has a short life, but truth lives on forever.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_20"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.20" class="v20_12_20">20</span>Those who plan evil are in for a rude surprise, but those who work for good will find happiness.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_21"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.21" class="v20_12_21">21</span>Nothing bad happens to righteous people, but the wicked have nothing but trouble.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_22"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.22" class="v20_12_22">22</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> hates liars, but is pleased with those who keep their word.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_23"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.23" class="v20_12_23">23</span>Smart people keep quiet about what they know, but stupid people advertise their ignorance.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_24"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.24" class="v20_12_24">24</span>Hard work will give you power; being lazy will make you a slave.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_25"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.25" class="v20_12_25">25</span>Worry can rob you of happiness, but kind words will cheer you up.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_26"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.26" class="v20_12_26">26</span>The righteous person is a guide to his friend, but the path of the wicked leads them astray.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_27"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.27" class="v20_12_27">27</span>If you are lazy, you will never get what you are after, but if you work hard, you will get a fortune.<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.12.27!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_12_28"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.12.28" class="v20_12_28">28</span>Righteousness is the road to life; wickedness<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.12.28!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> is the road to death.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">12.12: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Verse 12 in Hebrew is unclear.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">12.27: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Verse 27 in Hebrew is unclear.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">12.28: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One ancient translation </char><char style="fq" closed="false">wickedness; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew </char><char style="fq" closed="false">path.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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