Proverbs 12:1-22

New King James Version

The House of the Righteous Shall Stand

12 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,
But he who hates correction is stupid.

²A good man obtains favor from the Lord,
But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.

³A man is not established by wickedness,
But the ^(A)root of the righteous cannot be moved.

⁴^(B)An^[a] excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who causes shame is ^(C)like rottenness in his bones.

⁵The thoughts of the righteous are right,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
⁶^(D)The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
^(E)But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

⁷^(F)The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the house of the righteous will stand.

⁸A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
^(G)But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

⁹^(H)Better is the one who is ^[b]slighted but has a servant,
Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.

¹⁰^(I)A righteous man regards the life of his animal,
But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹^(J)He who ^[c]tills his land will be satisfied with ^(K)bread,
But he who follows ^[d]frivolity ^(L)is devoid of ^[e]understanding.

¹²The wicked covet the catch of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
¹³^(M)The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
^(N)But the righteous will come through trouble.
¹⁴^(O)A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,
^(P)And the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him.

¹⁵^(Q)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But he who heeds counsel is wise.
¹⁶^(R)A fool’s wrath is known at once,
But a prudent man covers shame.

¹⁷^(S)He who speaks truth declares righteousness,
But a false witness, deceit.
¹⁸^(T)There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise promotes health.
¹⁹The truthful lip shall be established forever,
^(U)But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
²⁰Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have joy.
²¹^(V)No grave ^[f]trouble will overtake the righteous,
But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
²²^(W)Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal truthfully are His delight.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 12:4 Lit. A wife of valor
Proverbs 12:9 lightly esteemed
Proverbs 12:11 works or cultivates
Proverbs 12:11 Lit. vain things
Proverbs 12:11 Lit. heart
Proverbs 12:21 harm

Matthew 7:1-14

New King James Version

Do Not Judge^(A)

7 “Judge^[a] ^(B)not, that you be not judged. ²For with what ^[b]judgment you judge, you will be judged; ^(C)and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. ³^(D)And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? ⁴Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? ⁵Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

⁶^(E)“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking^(F)

⁷^(G)“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. ⁸For ^(H)everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. ⁹^(I)Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? ¹⁰Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? ¹¹If you then, ^(J)being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! ¹²Therefore, ^(K)whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for ^(L)this is the Law and the Prophets.

The Narrow Way^(M)

¹³^(N)“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. ¹⁴^[c]Because narrow is the gate and ^[d]difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.