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class="name">Lord</span>,</p><p class="line2">but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>No one can be established through wickedness,</p><p class="line2">but the righteous cannot be uprooted.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown,</p><p class="line2">but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The plans of the righteous are just,</p><p class="line2">but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,</p><p class="line2">but the speech of the upright rescues them.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The wicked are overthrown and are no more,</p><p class="line2">but the house of the righteous stands firm.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>A person is praised according to their prudence,</p><p class="line2">and one with a warped mind is despised.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant</p><p class="line2">than pretend to be somebody and have no food.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The righteous care for the needs of their animals,</p><p class="line2">but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Those who work their land will have abundant food,</p><p class="line2">but those who chase fantasies have no sense.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,</p><p class="line2">but the root of the righteous endures.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,</p><p class="line2">and so the innocent escape trouble.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things,</p><p class="line2">and the work of their hands brings them reward.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The way of fools seems right to them,</p><p class="line2">but the wise listen to advice.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Fools show their annoyance at once,</p><p class="line2">but the prudent overlook an insult.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>An honest witness tells the truth,</p><p class="line2">but a false witness tells lies.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The words of the reckless pierce like swords,</p><p class="line2">but the tongue of the wise brings healing.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Truthful lips endure forever,</p><p class="line2">but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil,</p><p class="line2">but those who promote peace have joy.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>No harm overtakes the righteous,</p><p class="line2">but the wicked have their fill of trouble.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> detests lying lips,</p><p class="line2">but he delights in people who are trustworthy.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,</p><p class="line2">but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Diligent hands will rule,</p><p class="line2">but laziness ends in forced labor.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Anxiety weighs down the heart,</p><p class="line2">but a kind word cheers it up.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The righteous choose their friends carefully,</p><p class="line2">but the way of the wicked leads them astray.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The lazy do not roast <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.">a</a></sup></span> any game,</p><p class="line2">but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/12-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>In the way of righteousness there is life;</p><p class="line2">along that path is immortality.</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> <span class="footnotebot">The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.</span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a 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