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Proverbs 12:1
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Whoso loveth discipline loveth knowledge, but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
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Proverbs 12:2
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A good [man] obtaineth favour of Jehovah; but a man of mischievous devices will he condemn.
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Proverbs 12:3
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A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
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Proverbs 12:4
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A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
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Proverbs 12:5
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The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
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Proverbs 12:6
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The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
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Proverbs 12:7
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Overthrow the wicked, and they are no [more]; but the house of the righteous shall stand.
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Proverbs 12:8
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A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he that is of a perverted heart shall be despised.
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Proverbs 12:9
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Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
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Proverbs 12:10
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A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
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Proverbs 12:11
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He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding.
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Proverbs 12:12
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The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]; but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
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Proverbs 12:13
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In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.
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Proverbs 12:14
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A man is satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
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Proverbs 12:15
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The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
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Proverbs 12:16
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The vexation of the fool is presently known; but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
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Proverbs 12:17
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He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness; but a false witness deceit.
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Proverbs 12:18
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There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.
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Proverbs 12:19
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The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
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Proverbs 12:20
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Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
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Proverbs 12:21
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There shall no evil happen to a righteous [man]; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
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Proverbs 12:22
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Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight.
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Proverbs 12:23
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A prudent man concealeth knowledge; but the heart of the foolish proclaimeth folly.
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Proverbs 12:24
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The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful [hand] shall be under tribute.
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Proverbs 12:25
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Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.
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Proverbs 12:26
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The righteous guideth his neighbour; but the way of the wicked misleadeth them.
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Proverbs 12:27
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The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent.
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Proverbs 12:28
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In the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
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