Proverbs 12:3-17

³Wickedness doesn't provide security, but those who live right are deeply rooted and cannot be moved.

⁴A good wife is a crown for her husband, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.

⁵Good people make plans that are fair, but the advice of the wicked is deceptive.

⁶The words of the wicked are like a violent ambush, but those of honest people save them.

⁷The wicked are destroyed, and they're gone, but the family of the good stands firm.

⁸People are appreciated for talking sense, but those with perverted minds are despised.

⁹Better to be a humble man serving himself than a boastful man who has nothing to eat.

¹⁰Good people look after their animals, but the care given by wicked is really cruelty.

¹¹If you cultivate the land you'll have plenty of food, but if you chase after worthless things you're stupid.

¹²Wicked people long for ill-gotten gains, but good people are productive themselves.

¹³The wicked trap themselves by their own sinful words, but good people escape trouble.

¹⁴What you say brings you rewards, and your work returns to bless you.

¹⁵Stupid people think they're on the right track, but if you're wise you listen to advice.

¹⁶Stupid people get angry immediately, but if you're sensible you ignore an insult.

¹⁷Whoever tells the truth is being honest, but a false witness tells lies.