Proverbs 12:1-10

New Living Translation

12 To learn, you must love discipline;
it is stupid to hate correction.

²The Lord approves of those who are good,
but he condemns those who plan wickedness.

³Wickedness never brings stability,
but the godly have deep roots.

⁴A worthy wife is a crown for her husband,
but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.

⁵The plans of the godly are just;
the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

⁶The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush,
but the words of the godly save lives.

⁷The wicked die and disappear,
but the family of the godly stands firm.

⁸A sensible person wins admiration,
but a warped mind is despised.

⁹Better to be an ordinary person with a servant
than to be self-important but have no food.

¹⁰The godly care for their animals,
but the wicked are always cruel.

Proverbs 12:1-10

New International Version

12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but whoever hates correction is stupid.^(A)

²Good people obtain favor from the Lord,^(B)
but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.^(C)

³No one can be established through wickedness,
but the righteous cannot be uprooted.^(D)

⁴A wife of noble character^(E) is her husband’s crown,
but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.^(F)

⁵The plans of the righteous are just,
but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

⁶The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.^(G)

⁷The wicked are overthrown and are no more,^(H)
but the house of the righteous stands firm.^(I)

⁸A person is praised according to their prudence,
and one with a warped^(J) mind is despised.

⁹Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

¹⁰The righteous care for the needs of their animals,^(K)
but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

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