12:1   To accept correction is wise, to reject it is stupid.

12:2   The LORD likes everyone who lives right, but he punishes everyone who makes evil plans.

12:3   Sin cannot offer security! But if you live right, you will be as secure as a tree with deep roots.

12:4   A helpful wife is a jewel for her husband, but a shameless wife will make his bones rot.

12:5   Good people have kind thoughts, but you should never trust the advice of someone evil.

12:6   Bad advice is a deadly trap, but good advice is like a shield.

12:7   Once the wicked are defeated, they are gone forever, but no one who obeys God will ever be thrown down.

12:8   Good sense is worthy of praise, but stupidity is a curse.

12:9   It's better to be ordinary and have only one servant than to think you are somebody and starve to death.

12:10   Good people are kind to their animals, but a mean person is cruel.

12:11   Hard working farmers have more than enough food; daydreamers are nothing more than stupid fools.

12:12   An evil person tries to hide behind evil; good people are like trees with deep roots.

12:13   We trap ourselves by telling lies, but we stay out of trouble by living right.

12:14   We are rewarded or punished for what we say and do.

12:15   Fools think they know what is best, but a sensible person listens to advice.

12:16   Losing your temper is foolish; ignoring an insult is smart.

12:17   An honest person tells the truth in court, but a dishonest person tells nothing but lies.

12:18   Sharp words cut like a sword, but words of wisdom heal.

12:19   Truth will last forever; lies are soon found out.

12:20   An evil mind is deceitful, but gentle thoughts bring happiness.

12:21   Good people never have trouble, but troublemakers have more than enough.

12:22   The LORD hates every liar, but he is the friend of all who can be trusted.

12:23   Be sensible and don't tell everything you know-- only fools spread foolishness everywhere.

12:24   Work hard, and you will be a leader; be lazy, and you will end up a slave.

12:25   Worry is a heavy burden, but a kind word always brings cheer.

12:26   You are better off to do right, than to lose your way by doing wrong.

12:27   Anyone too lazy to cook will starve, but a hard worker is a valuable treasure.

12:28   Follow the road to life, and you won't be bothered by death.