Proverbs 12

1To love discipline is to love knowledge; to hate correction is plain stupidity. 2A good person wins favor from the LORD, but he condemns the one who plots evil. 3No one is made secure by wickedness, but the roots of the righteous cannot be dislodged. 4A capable wife is a crown on her husband’s head, but a wife who disgraces him is decay in his bones. 5The plans of the righteous are fair, but the advice of the wicked is full of deceit. 6When the wicked speak, they are setting an ambush to kill, but what the upright say rescues them. 7The wicked are overthrown and gone, but the house of the righteous will stand firm. 8People are praised for their good sense, but the one with a twisted mind is held in contempt. 9Better to be a nobody with a servant than to put on airs and have nothing to eat. 10The righteous take care of their animals, but even the kindness of the wicked is cruel. 11Those who work their land will have plenty to eat, but those who chase fantasies have no sense. 12The wicked want what evil people have caught, but the root of the righteous bears fruit. 13The wicked are trapped by their sinful talk, but the righteous get out of trouble. 14People are filled with good things by the fruit of their words, and the work of their hands comes back to them. 15Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to advice. 16A fool shows annoyance at once, but a prudent person overlooks an insult. 17An honest witness tells what is right, but a false witness tells lies. 18Thoughtless words cut like a sword, but what the wise say heals. 19Truthful words endure forever, but a lie is over in the blink of an eye. 20There is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil, but joy for those who work for peace. 21No real harm comes to the righteous, but the wicked are full of trouble. 22The LORD detests lying lips, but people who keep faith are his delight. 23Sensible people keep what they know to themselves, but the minds of fools blurt out folly. 24Hard workers will end up in charge, but the lazy will be made to work for others. 25Worry weighs down the heart, but a kind word lifts it up. 26The righteous give their friends good direction, but the road the wicked take leads them astray. 27The lazy never cook what they catch, but the diligent value what they have. 28On the road of righteousness there is life; along that path there is no death.