Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, May 5th, 2024
the <>Sixth Sunday after Easter
the <>Sixth Sunday after Easter
Attention!
We are taking food to Ukrainians still living near the front lines. You can help by getting your church involved.
Click to donate today!
Click to donate today!
Study Desk
General Bible Search
Passage Lookup: Proverbs 12
- General
- Interlinear
- Parallel
- Proximity
28 verses
Options 
Proverbs 12:1
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.(a)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:2
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
Good people obtain favor from the Lord ,(b) but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.(c)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:3
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.(d)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:4
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
A wife of noble character(e) is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.(f)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:5
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Proverbs 12:6
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.(g)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:7
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
The wicked are overthrown and are no more,(h) but the house of the righteous stands firm.(i)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:8
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped(j) mind is despised.
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:9
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
Proverbs 12:10
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
The righteous care for the needs of their animals,(k) but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:11
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.(l)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:12
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.
Proverbs 12:13
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,(m) and so the innocent escape trouble.(n)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:14
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things,(o) and the work of their hands brings them reward.(p)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:15
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
The way of fools seems right to them,(q) but the wise listen to advice.(r)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:16
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
Fools(s) show their annoyance at once,(t) but the prudent overlook an insult.(u)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:17
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.(v)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:18
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
The words of the reckless pierce like swords,(w) but the tongue of the wise brings healing.(x)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:19
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Proverbs 12:20
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.(y)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:21
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
No harm overtakes the righteous,(z) but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:22
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
The Lord detests lying lips,(aa) but he delights(ab) in people who are trustworthy.(ac)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:23
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,(ad) but a fool's heart blurts out folly.(ae)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:24
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.(af)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:25
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
Anxiety weighs down the heart,(ag) but a kind word cheers it up.
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:26
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(ah)
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:27
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
The lazy do not roast[a] any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
Footnotes:
Cross References:
Proverbs 12:28
[ Read Chapter | Listen to Audio | View Context | Multi-Translations | Study Tools ]
In the way of righteousness there is life;(ai) along that path is immortality.
Footnotes:
Cross References:
28 verses
Copyright Statement
New International Version
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
