New English Translation

Proverbs 12:3-14 New English Translation (NET)

3. No one can be established through wickedness,but a righteous root cannot be moved.

4. A noble wife is the crown of her husband,but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

5. The plans of the righteous are just;the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

6. The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood,but the words of the upright will deliver them.

7. The wicked are overthrown and perish,but the righteous household will stand.

8. A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom,but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.

9. Better is a person of humble standing who nevertheless has a servant,than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.

10. A righteous person cares for the life of his animal,but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.

11. The one who works his field will have plenty of food,but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.

12. The wicked person desires a stronghold,but the righteous root endures.

13. The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech,but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

14. A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.