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| | Pro 12:1 | Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
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| | Pro 12:2 | A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
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| | Pro 12:3 | A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
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| | Pro 12:4 | A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
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| | Pro 12:5 | The thoughts of the righteous are just; `But' the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
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| | Pro 12:6 | The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
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| | Pro 12:7 | The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.
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| | Pro 12:8 | A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
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| | Pro 12:9 | Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
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| | Pro 12:10 | A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
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| | Pro 12:11 | He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain `persons' is void of understanding.
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| | Pro 12:12 | The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth `fruit'.
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| | Pro 12:13 | In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
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| | Pro 12:14 | A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
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| | Pro 12:15 | The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
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| | Pro 12:16 | A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.
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| | Pro 12:17 | He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.
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| | Pro 12:18 | There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.
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| | Pro 12:19 | The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
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| | Pro 12:20 | Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
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| | Pro 12:21 | There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
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| | Pro 12:22 | Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.
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| | Pro 12:23 | A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
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| | Pro 12:24 | The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
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| | Pro 12:25 | Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad.
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| | Pro 12:26 | The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
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| | Pro 12:27 | The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men `is to' the diligent.
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| | Pro 12:28 | In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.
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