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bible - proverbs 12 lyrics

proverbs 12contemporary english version (cev)

you can’t hide behind evil

12 to accept correction is wise,
to reject it is stupid.
2 the lord likes everyone
who lives right,
but he punishes everyone
who makes evil plans.
3 sin cannot offer security!
but if you live right,
you will be as secure
as a tree with deep roots.
4 a helpful wife is a jewel
for her husband,
but a shameless wife
will make his bones rot.

5 good people have kind thoughts,
but you should never trust
the advice of someone evil.
6 bad advice is a deadly trap,
but good advice
is like a shield.
7 once the wicked are defeated,
they are gone forever,
but no one who obeys god
will ever be thrown down.
8 good sense is worthy of praise,
but stupidity is a curse.
9 it’s better to be ordinary
and have only one servant[a]
than to think you are somebody
and starve to death.
10 good people are kind
to their animals,
but a mean person is cruel.

11 hard working farmers have more
than enough food;
daydreamers are nothing more
than stupid fools.
12 an evil person tries to hide
behind evil;[b]
good people are like trees
with deep roots.
13 we trap ourselves
by telling lies,
but we stay out of trouble
by living right.
14 we are rewarded or punished
for what we say and do.
15 fools think they know
what is best,
but a sensible person
listens to advice.

16 losing your temper is foolish;
ignoring an insult is smart.
17 an honest person
tells the truth in court,
but a dishonest person
tells nothing but lies.
18 sharp words cut like a sword,
but words of wisdom heal.
19 truth will last forever;
lies are soon found out.
20 an evil mind is deceitful,
but gentle thoughts
bring happiness.
21 good people never have trouble,
but troublemakers
have more than enough.
22 the lord hates every liar,
but he is the friend of all
who can be trusted.
23 be sensible and don’t tell
everything you know—
only fools spread
foolishness everywhere.

24 work hard, and you
will be a leader;
be lazy, and you
will end up a slave.
25 worry is a heavy burden,
but a kind word
always brings cheer.
26 you are better off to do right,
than to lose your way
by doing wrong.[c]
27 anyone too lazy to cook
will starve,
but a hard worker
is a valuable treasure.[d]
28 follow the road to life,
and you won’t be bothered
by death.

12.9 it’s. . . servant: or “it is better just to have an ordinary job.”12.12 an evil. . . evil: or “evil people love what they get from being evil.”12.26 wrong: one possible meaning for the difficult hebrew text of verse 26.12.27 but. . . treasure: one possible meaning for the difficult hebrew text.

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