Instruction Produces Knowledge

Proverbs 12

This chapter contains 26 more doctrines by Solomon.

  1. He who listens to instruction, loves knowledge.
  2. The righteous obtains favor from the Lord, but the wicked is condemned.
  3. No man shall be established in this world by wickedness.
  4. A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
  5. The thoughts of the righteous are right but the thoughts of the wicked are deceitful.
  6. The words of the wicked bring death but the words of the righteous bring life.
  7. The wicked shall be destroyed but the righteous shall stand.
  8. A man shall be commended for his wisdom but a per versed heart shall be despised.
  9. He that is despised but has a servant is better than he that honors himself and has no bread.
  10. A righteous man has regard for his beast but the tender mercies of evil man are cruel.
  11. He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread, but he that does not is void of understanding.
  12. The wicked beget evil but the righteous begets fruit.
  13. The wicked are condemned by their own words but the righteous shall be delivered from trouble.
  14. A righteous man shall be rewarded by his truthfulness and by the labor of his hands.
  15. The way of the fool is right in his own eyes.
  16. A fool's wrath is soon known but the prudent is patient and slow to anger.
  17. The righteous speaks truth showing forthrightness but the false witness showth deceit.
  18. The sharp tongue pieces like a sword but the tongue of the wise brings peace.
  19. Truth endures forever but the lying tongue is but for the moment.
  20. Deceit is in the heart of the evil but to the people of peace there is joy.
  21. The just shall be protected from evil but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
  22. Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord.
  23. A prudent man produces knowledge but the foolish only produce foolishness.
  24. Heaviness of heart makes a man stoop but a good word to him makes him glad.
  25. The righteous is more excellent than his wicked neighbor.
  26. The lazy man does not cook what he took in hunting.
  27. The way of the righteous is life in it there is no death.


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