n°20 / Proverbs 12 :

1Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge : but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
2A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD : but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
3A man shall not be established by wickedness : but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband : but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5The thoughts of the righteous are right : but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood : but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7The wicked are overthrown, and are not : but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom : but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
9He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast : but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread : but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
12The wicked desireth the net of evil men : but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips : but the just shall come out of trouble.
14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth : and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.
15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes : but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
16A fool’s wrath is presently known : but a prudent man covereth shame.
17He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness : but a false witness deceit.
18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword : but the tongue of the wise is health.
19The lip of truth shall be established for ever : but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil : but to the counsellers of peace is joy.
21There shall no evil happen to the just : but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22Lying lips are abomination to the LORD : but they that deal truly are his delight.
23A prudent man concealeth knowledge : but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule : but the slothful shall be under tribute.
25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop : but a good word maketh it glad.
26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour : but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting : but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
28In the way of righteousness is life : and in the pathway thereof there is no death.