Proverbs 11:24-12:9

English Standard Version

^24 (A)One gives ^(B)freely, yet grows all the richer;
    another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
^25 (C)Whoever brings blessing ^(D)will be enriched,
    and ^(E)one who waters will himself be watered.
^26 (F)The people curse him who holds back grain,
    but ^(G)a blessing is on the head of him who ^(H)sells it.
²⁷ Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,^[a]
    but evil comes to ^(I)him who searches for it.
²⁸ Whoever ^(J)trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous will ^(K)flourish like a green leaf.
²⁹ Whoever ^(L)troubles his own household will ^(M)inherit the wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is ^(N)a tree of life,
    and whoever ^(O)captures souls is wise.
³¹ If ^(P)the righteous is repaid on earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!
12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but he who ^(Q)hates reproof is ^(R)stupid.
² A good man ^(S)obtains favor from the Lord,
    but a man of evil devices he condemns.
³ No one is established by wickedness,
    but the root of ^(T)the righteous will never be moved.
^4 (U)An excellent wife is ^(V)the crown of her husband,
    but she who ^(W)brings shame is like ^(X)rottenness in his bones.
^5 (Y)The thoughts of the righteous are just;
    the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
⁶ The words of the wicked ^(Z)lie in wait for blood,
    but ^(AA)the mouth of the upright delivers them.
^7 (AB)The wicked are ^(AC)overthrown and are no more,
    ^(AD)but the house of the righteous will stand.
⁸ A man is commended according to his good sense,
    but one of twisted mind is ^(AE)despised.
⁹ Better to be lowly and have a servant
    than to play the great man and lack bread.