Proverbs 12:7-16

New King James Version

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

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

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

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

^11 (E)He who ^[b]tills his land will be satisfied with ^(F)bread,
But he who follows ^[c]frivolity ^(G)is devoid of ^[d]understanding.

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

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