Proverbs 12
1 Whoever loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is stupid.
to love: lover discipline to love: lover knowledge and to hate argument stupid
2 A good man obtaineth favour from the LORD: but a man of wicked devices he will condemn.
pleasant to promote acceptance from LORD and man plot be wicked
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
not to establish: establish man in/on/with wickedness and root righteous not to shake
4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
woman: wife strength: worthy crown master: husband her and like/as rottenness in/on/with bone his be ashamed
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
plot righteous justice counsel wicked deceit
6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
word wicked to ambush blood and lip upright to rescue them
7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
to overturn wicked and nothing they and house: home righteous to stand: stand
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
to/for lip: according understanding his to boast: praise man and to twist heart to be to/for contempt
9 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and is destitute of bread.
pleasant to dishonor and servant/slave to/for him from to honor: honour and lacking food: bread
10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
to know righteous soul: life animal his and compassion wicked cruel
11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
to serve: labour land: soil his to satisfy food: bread and to pursue worthless lacking heart
12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
to desire wicked net bad: evil and root righteous to give: give
13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
in/on/with transgression lips snare bad: evil and to come out: come from distress righteous
14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered to him.
from fruit lip man to satisfy good and recompense hand man (to return: return *QK) to/for him
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth to counsel is wise.
way: conduct fool(ish) upright in/on/with eye his and to hear: hear to/for counsel wise
16 A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
fool(ish) in/on/with day: today to know vexation his and to cover dishonor prudent
17 He that speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
to breathe faithfulness to tell righteousness and witness deception deceit
18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
there to speak rashly like/as thrust sword and tongue wise healing
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
lips truth: true to establish: establish to/for perpetuity and till to disturb tongue deception
20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
deceit in/on/with heart to plow/plot bad: evil and to/for to advise peace joy
21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
not to meet to/for righteous all evil: trouble and wicked to fill bad: evil
22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
abomination LORD lips deception and to make: do faithfulness acceptance his
23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
man prudent to cover knowledge and heart fool to call: call out folly
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put to forced labour.
hand sharp to rule and slackness to be to/for taskworker
25 Heaviness in the heart of man weigheth it down: but a good word maketh it glad.
anxiety in/on/with heart man to bow her and word pleasant to rejoice her
26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
to spy from neighbor his righteous and way: conduct wicked to go astray them
27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
not to roast slackness wild game his and substance man precious sharp
28 In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway of it there is no death.
in/on/with way righteousness life and way: road path not death
