Holman Christian Standard Bible

Proverbs 12:1-6 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

1. Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,but one who hates correction is stupid.

2. The good person obtains favor from the Lord, but He condemns a man who schemes.

3. Man cannot be made secure by wickedness,but the root of the righteous is immovable.

4. A capable wife is her husband’s crown, but a wife who causes shameis like rottenness in his bones.

5. The thoughts of the righteous are just,but guidance from the wicked leads to deceit.

6. The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them.