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Proverbs 12 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899

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1 He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is foolish.
1 Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
2 He that is good, shall draw grace from the Lord: but he that trusteth in his own devices doth wickedly.
2 A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.
3 Men shall not be strengthened by wickedness: and the root of the just shall not be moved.
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4 A diligent woman is a crown to her husband: and she that doth things worthy of confusion, is a rottenness in his bones.
4 A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
5 The thoughts of the just are judgments: and the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood: the mouth of the just shall deliver them.
6 The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
7 Turn the wicked, and they shall not be: but the house of the just shall stand firm.
7 The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8 A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt.
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.
9 Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread.
9 Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
10 The just regardeth the lives of his beasts: but the bowels of the wicked are cruel.
10 A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that pursueth idleness is very foolish. He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds.
11 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
12 The desire of the wicked is the fortification of evil men: but the root of the just shall prosper.
12 The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
13 For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil mall: but the just shall escape out of distress.
13 An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
14 By the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things, and according to the works of his hands it shall be repaid him.
14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsels.
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.
16 A fool immediately sheweth his anger: but he that dissembleth injuries is wise.
16 A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.
17 He that speaketh that which he knoweth, sheweth forth justice: but he that lieth, is a deceitful witness.
17 He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.
18 There is that promiseth, and is pricked as it were with a sword of conscience: but the tongue of the wise is health.
18 There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.
19 The lip of truth shall be steadfast for ever: but he that is a hasty witness, frameth a lying tongue.
19 Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.
20 Deceit is in the heart of them that think evil things: but joy followeth them that take counsels of peace.
20 Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace.
21 Whatsoever shall befall the just man. it shall not make him sad: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
21 No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deal faithfully please him.
22 Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.
23 A cautious man concealeth knowledge: and the heart of fools publisheth folly.
23 A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.
24 The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful, shall be under tribute.
24 The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
25 Grief in the heart of a man shall bring him low, but with a good word he shall be made glad.
25 Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.
26 He that neglecteth a loss for the sake of a friend, is just: but the way of the wicked shall deceive them.
26 A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 The deceitful man shall not find gain: but the substance of a just man shall be precious gold.
27 The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
28 In the path of justice is life: but the by-way leadeth to death.
28 In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.
Cross references (28)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Proverbs 15:10; Proverbs 9:7–8; Psalm 119:97–100; Proverbs 5:12–13; Proverbs 18:1
  2. 2 Proverbs 8:35; Acts 11:24; Psalm 112:5; Romans 5:7; Isaiah 32:5–7
  3. 3 Proverbs 10:25; Ephesians 3:17; Colossians 2:7; Proverbs 12:12; Psalm 125:1–2
  4. 4 Proverbs 31:10–25; Proverbs 14:30; Proverbs 14:1; Proverbs 19:13–14; Proverbs 21:9
  5. 5 Psalm 139:23; Isaiah 55:7; Psalm 140:1–3; Psalm 41:6–7; Jeremiah 4:14
  6. 6 Proverbs 14:3; Jeremiah 5:26; Proverbs 1:11–19; Isaiah 59:7; 2 Samuel 17:1–4
  7. 7 Matthew 7:24–27; Proverbs 10:25; Proverbs 11:21; Job 27:18–23; 2 Samuel 7:26
  8. 8 2 Corinthians 10:18; Proverbs 3:35; 1 Corinthians 3:10–15; Matthew 27:4–5; 1 Corinthians 4:5
  9. 9 Luke 14:11; Proverbs 13:7
  10. 10 Deuteronomy 25:4; Genesis 33:13–14; Numbers 22:28–32; James 2:13–16; 1 John 3:17
  11. 11 Proverbs 28:19; Proverbs 14:23; 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12; Psalm 128:2; Ephesians 4:28
  12. 12 Jeremiah 17:7–8; Luke 8:13–15; Psalm 1:3; John 15:5; Proverbs 29:5–6
  13. 13 Proverbs 21:23; Proverbs 11:8; Psalm 64:8; Daniel 6:24; Proverbs 6:2
  14. 14 Proverbs 18:20–21; Isaiah 3:10–11; Proverbs 13:2; Psalm 63:5; Proverbs 15:23
  15. 15 Proverbs 3:7; Proverbs 19:20; Proverbs 14:16; Proverbs 26:12; Proverbs 16:2
  16. 16 Proverbs 29:11; James 1:19; Proverbs 10:12; Proverbs 17:9; Proverbs 25:28
  17. 17 Proverbs 14:25; Proverbs 14:5; Proverbs 24:28; Proverbs 6:19; Proverbs 19:5
  18. 18 Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 15:4; Proverbs 10:20–21; Psalm 57:4; James 3:6–8
  19. 19 Proverbs 19:9; Psalm 52:4–5; Job 20:5; Zechariah 1:4–6; Acts 5:3–10
  20. 20 Matthew 5:9; 1 Peter 3:8–13; Mark 7:21–22; Jeremiah 17:16; Zechariah 6:13
  21. 21 1 Peter 3:13; Psalm 91:10; Romans 8:28; Revelation 18:6; Jeremiah 13:12–14
  22. 22 Psalm 5:6; Proverbs 11:20; Revelation 22:15; Proverbs 6:16–17; Jeremiah 9:24
  23. 23 Proverbs 13:16; Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 10:19; Proverbs 10:14; Proverbs 15:2
  24. 24 Proverbs 12:27; Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 21:25–26; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 19:15
  25. 25 Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 17:22; Isaiah 50:4; Proverbs 15:23
  26. 26 1 John 2:26; James 1:13–14; Proverbs 17:27; Matthew 5:46–48; Psalm 18:12–13
  27. 27 Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 26:15; Psalm 37:16
  28. 28 3 John 11; Romans 5:21; Ezekiel 18:20–24; Proverbs 11:19; Titus 2:11–12

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 12:10 John of Damascus, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Book IV, Chapters XXI–XXIII)

    … God, knowing the denseness of the Israelites and their carnal love and propensity towards matter in everything, made this law: first, in order that the servant and the cattle should rest as it is written, for the righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: next, in order that when they take their ease from the distraction of material …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)