Proverbs 12 JPS Tanakh 1917

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JPS Tanakh 1917

1Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction;

But he that is brutish hateth reproof.

2A good man shall obtain favour of the LORD;

But a man of wicked devices will He condemn.

3A man shall not be established by wickedness;

But the root of the righteous shall never be moved.

4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband;

But she that doeth shamefully is as rottenness in his bones.

5The thoughts of the righteous are right;

But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood;

But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

7The wicked are overthrown, and are not;

But the house of the righteous shall stand.

8A man shall be commended according to his intelligence;

But he that is of a distorted understanding shall be despised.

9Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant,

Than he that playeth the man of rank, and lacketh bread.

10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast;

But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

11He that tilleth his ground shall have plenty of bread;

But he that followeth after vain things is void of understanding.

12The wicked desireth the prey of evil men;

But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

13In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man;

But the righteous cometh out of trouble.

14A 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.

15The way of a fool is straight in his own eyes;

But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

16A fool’s vexation is presently known;

But a prudent man concealeth shame.

17He that breatheth forth truth uttereth righteousness;

But a false witness deceit.

18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword;

But the tongue of the wise is health.

19The lip of truth shall be established for ever;

But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

20Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil;

But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

21There shall no mischief befall the righteous;

But the wicked are filled with evil.

22Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD;

But they that deal truly are His delight.

23A prudent man concealeth knowledge;

But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;

But the slothful shall be under tribute.

25Care in the heart of a man boweth it down;

But a good word maketh it glad.

26The righteous is guided by his friend;

But the way of the wicked leadeth them astray.

27The slothful man shall not hunt his prey;

But the precious substance of men is to be diligent.

28In the way of righteousness is life,

And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
ACCORDING TO THE MASORETIC TEXT
A NEW TRANSLATION

Jewish Publication Society
1917

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