‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭12:1‭-‬28‬ ‭MSG‬‬
[1] If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it— how shortsighted to refuse correction! [2] A good person basks in the delight of God, and he wants nothing to do with devious schemers. [3] You can’t find firm footing in a swamp, but life rooted in God stands firm. [4] A hearty wife invigorates her husband, but a frigid woman is cancer in the bones. [5] The thinking of principled people makes for justice; the plots of degenerates corrupt. [6] The words of the wicked kill; the speech of the upright saves. [7] Wicked people fall to pieces—there’s nothing to them; the homes of good people hold together. [8] A person who talks sense is honored; airheads are held in contempt. [9] Better to be ordinary and work for a living than act important and starve in the process. [10] Good people are good to their animals; the “good-hearted” bad people kick and abuse them. [11] The one who stays on the job has food on the table; the witless chase whims and fancies. [12] What the wicked construct finally falls into ruin, while the roots of the righteous give life, and more life. [13] The gossip of bad people gets them in trouble; the conversation of good people keeps them out of it. [14] Well-spoken words bring satisfaction; well-done work has its own reward. [15] Fools are headstrong and do what they like; wise people take advice. [16] Fools have short fuses and explode all too quickly; the prudent quietly shrug off insults. [17] Truthful witness by a good person clears the air, but liars lay down a smoke screen of deceit. [18] Rash language cuts and maims, but there is healing in the words of the wise. [19] Truth lasts; lies are here today, gone tomorrow. [20] Evil scheming distorts the schemer; peace-planning brings joy to the planner. [21] No evil can overwhelm a good person, but the wicked have their hands full of it. [22] God can’t stomach liars; he loves the company of those who keep their word. [23] Prudent people don’t flaunt their knowledge; talkative fools broadcast their silliness. [24] The diligent find freedom in their work; the lazy are oppressed by work. [25] Worry weighs us down; a cheerful word picks us up. [26] A good person survives misfortune, but a wicked life invites disaster. [27] A lazy life is an empty life, but “early to rise” gets the job done. [28] Good men and women travel right into life; sin’s detours take you straight to hell.

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