1. Those who love discipline love knowledge,and those who hate correction are stupid.
2. The Lord favors good people,but he condemns schemers.
3. No one is established by wicked acts,but the roots of the righteous can’t be disturbed.
4. A strong woman is a crown to her husband,but a disgraceful woman is like rot in his bones.
5. The plans of the righteous are just,but the guidance of the wicked is deceptive.
6. The words of the wicked are a deathtrap,but the speech of those who do right rescues them.
7. The wicked are destroyed and are no more,but the family of the righteous will endure.
8. A person is praised for his insight,but a warped mind leads to contempt.
9. Better to be held in low regard and have a servantthan to be conceited and lack food.
10. The righteous care about their livestock’s needs,but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
11. Those who work their land will have plenty to eat,but those who engage in empty pursuits have no sense.
12. Desiring evil is a trap for the wicked,but the root of the righteous endures.