Proverbs 12:4-11

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.