Proverbs 12

ohev musar ohev da'at vesone tokhakhat ba'ar

One who loves discipline loves knowledge; Whoever spurns reproof is a brute.

tov yafiq ratson me-Adonai ve'ish mezimmot yarshia

A good person earns the favor of GOD, A man of intrigues, God’s condemnation.

lo-yikkon adam beresha veshoresh tsaddiqim bal-yimmot

No one can be established in wickedness, But the root of the righteous will not be shaken loose.

eshet-khayil ateret balah ukheraqav be'atsmotayw mevishah

A woman of substance is a crown for her husband, But an incompetent one is like rot in his bones.

makhshevot tsaddiqim mishpat takhbulot resha'im mirmah

The purposes of the righteous are justice, The schemes of the wicked are deceit.

divre resha'im erov-dam ufi yesharim yatsilem

The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, But the speech of the upright saves them.

hafokh resha'im ve'enam uvet tsaddiqim ya'amod

Overturn the wicked and they are gone, But the house of the righteous will endure.

lefi-sikhlo yehullal-ish vena'aveh-lev yihyeh lavuz

A man is commended according to his intelligence; A twisted mind is held up to contempt.

tov niqleh ve'eved lo mimmitkabbed vakhasar-lakhem

Better to be lightly esteemed and have a servant Than to put on airs and have no food.

yodea tsaddiq nefesh behemto verakhame resha'im akhzari

A righteous person knows the needs of their beast, But the compassion of the wicked is cruelty.

oved admato yisba-lakhem umeraddef reqim khasar-lev

He who tills his land shall have food in plenty, But one who pursues vanities is devoid of sense.

khamad rasha metsod ra'im veshoresh tsaddiqim yitten

A wicked man covets the catch of evildoers; The root of the righteous yields [fruit].

befesha sefatayim moqesh ra vayyetse mitsarah tsaddiq

Sinful speech is a trap for the evildoer, But a righteous man escapes from trouble.

mipperi fi-ish yisba-tov ugemul yede-adam (yshvv) [yashiv] lo

A man gets his fill of good from the fruit of his speech; One is repaid in kind for one’s deeds.

derekh evil yashar be'enayw veshomea le'etsah khakham

The way of fools is right in their own eyes; But those who are wise accept advice.

evil bayyom yivvada kaso vekhoseh qalon arum

Fools’ vexation is known at once, But the clever conceal their humiliation.

yafiakh emunah yaggid tsedeq ve'ed sheqarim mirmah

A faithful witness tells the truth, But a false witness, deceit.

yesh boteh kemadqerot kharev uleshon khakhamim marpe

There is blunt talk like sword-thrusts, But the speech of the wise is healing.

sefat-emet tikkon la'ad ve'ad-argi'ah leshon shaqer

Truthful speech abides forever, A lying tongue for but a moment.

mirmah belev-khoreshe ra uleyo'atse shalom simkhah

Deceit is in the minds of those who plot evil; For those who plan good there is joy.

lo-ye'unneh latsaddiq kol-aven uresha'im male'u ra

No harm befalls a righteous person, But the wicked have their fill of misfortune.

to'avat Adonai sifte-shaqer ve'ose emunah retsono

Lying speech is an abomination to GOD, But those who act faithfully are pleasing.

adam arum koseh da'at velev kesilim yiqra ivvelet

A clever person conceals knowledge, But the mind of dullards cries out folly.

yad-kharutsim timshol uremiyyah tihyeh lamas

The hand of the diligent wields authority; The negligent are held in subjection.

de'agah velev-ish yashkhennah vedavar tov yesammekhennah

If there is anxiety in someone’s mind, let them quash it, And turn it into joy with a good word.

yater mere'ehu tsaddiq vederekh resha'im tatem

A righteous person gives friends direction, But the way of the wicked leads astray.

lo-yakharokh remiyyah tsedo vehon-adam yaqar kharuts

A negligent person never has game to roast; A diligent one has precious wealth.

be'orakh-tsedaqah khayyim vederekh netivah al-mavet

The road of righteousness leads to life; By way of its path there is no death.