{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/proverbs/12","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T02:07:28.552Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":12,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":11,"nextChapter":13,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":28},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Whoso loveth discipline loveth knowledge, but he that hateth reproof is brutish."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"A good man obtaineth favour of Jehovah; but a man of mischievous devices will he condemn."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Overthrow the wicked, and they are no more; but the house of the righteous shall stand."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he that is of a perverted heart shall be despised."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"The wicked desireth the net of evil men; but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous man shall go forth out of trouble."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The vexation of the fool is presently known; but a prudent man covereth shame."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness; but a false witness deceit."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"There is that babbleth like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; but to the counsellors of peace is joy."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"There shall no evil happen to a righteous man; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"A prudent man concealeth knowledge; but the heart of the foolish proclaimeth folly."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful hand shall be under tribute."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"The righteous guideth his neighbour; but the way of the wicked misleadeth them."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"In the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 12 (DBT)","markdown":"[Proverbs 12](https://primebible.com/dbt/proverbs/12)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/proverbs/12 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}