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12:1 The one who loves <0157> discipline <04148> loves <0157> knowledge <01847>, but the one who hates <08130> reproof <08433> is stupid <01197>. 12:2 A good <02896> person obtains <06329> favor <07522> from the Lord, but the Lord <03069> condemns <07561> a person <0376> with wicked schemes <04209>. 12:3 No <03808> one <0120> can be established <03559> through wickedness <07562>, but a righteous <06662> root <08328> cannot <01077> be moved <04131>. 12:4 A noble <02428> wife <0802> is the crown <05850> of her husband <01167>, but the wife who acts shamefully <0954> is like rottenness <07538> in his bones <06106>. 12:5 The plans <04284> of the righteous <06662> are just <04941>; the counsels <08458> of the wicked <07563> are deceitful <04820>. 12:6 The words <01697> of the wicked <07563> lie in wait <0693> to shed innocent blood <01818>, but the words <06310> of the upright <03477> will deliver <05337> them. 12:7 The wicked <07563> are overthrown <02015> and perish <0369>, but the righteous <06662> household <01004> will stand <05975>. 12:8 A person is praised <01984> in accordance with <06310> his wisdom <07922>, but the one <0376> who has a twisted <05753> mind <03820> is <01961> despised <0937>. 12:9 Better <02896> is a person of humble standing <07034> who nevertheless has a servant <05650>, than one who pretends to be somebody important <03513> yet has no <02638> food <03899>. 12:10 A righteous <06662> person cares for <03045> the life <05315> of his animal <0929>, but even the most compassionate acts <07356> of the wicked <07563> are cruel <0394>. 12:11 The one who works <05647> his field <0127> will have plenty <07646> of food <03899>, but whoever chases <07291> daydreams <07386> lacks <02638> wisdom <03820>. 12:12 The wicked <07563> person desires <02530> a stronghold <07451> <04685>, but the righteous <06662> root <08328> endures <05414>. 12:13 The evil <07451> person is ensnared <04170> by the transgression <06588> of his speech <08193>, but the righteous <06662> person escapes out <03318> of trouble <06869>. 12:14 A person <0376> will be satisfied <07646> with good <02896> from the fruit <06529> of his words <06310>, and the work <01576> of his hands <0120> <03027> will be rendered <07725> to him. 12:15 The way <01870> of a fool <0191> is right <03477> in his own opinion <05869>, but the one who listens <08085> to advice <06098> is wise <02450>. 12:16 A fool’s <0191> annoyance <03708> is known <03045> at once <03117>, but the prudent <06175> overlooks <03680> an insult <07036>. 12:17 The faithful <0530> witness <06315> tells <05046> what is right <06664>, but a false <08267> witness <05707> speaks deceit <04820>. 12:18 Speaking recklessly <0981> is like the thrusts <04094> of a sword <02719>, but the words <03956> of the wise <02450> bring healing <04832>. 12:19 The one who tells <08193> the truth <0571> will endure <03559> forever <05703>, but the one who lies <08267> <03956> will last only for a moment <07281>. 12:20 Deceit <04820> is in the heart <03820> of those who plot <02790> evil <07451>, but those who promote <03289> peace <07965> have joy <08057>. 12:21 The righteous <06662> do not <03808> encounter <0579> any <03605> harm <0205>, but the wicked <07563> are filled <04390> with calamity <07451>. 12:22 The Lord <03068> abhors <08441> a person who lies <08267> <08193>, but those who deal <06213> truthfully <0530> are his delight <07522>. 12:23 The shrewd <06175> person <0120> conceals <03680> knowledge <01847>, but foolish <03684> people <03820> publicize <07121> folly <0200>. 12:24 The diligent <02742> person <03027> will rule <04910>, but the slothful <07423> will become <01961> a slave <04522>. 12:25 Anxiety <01674> in a person’s <0376> heart <03820> weighs <07812> him down <07812>, but an encouraging <02896> word <01697> brings <08055> him joy <08055>. 12:26 The righteous <06662> person is cautious <08446> in his friendship <07453>, but the way <01870> of the wicked <07563> leads <08582> them astray <08582>. 12:27 The lazy person <07423> does not <03808> roast <02760> his prey <06718>, but personal possessions <0120> <01952> are precious <03368> to the diligent <02742>.

• Pro 10:1--22:16 -- The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs

• Sword

  [ebd] of the Hebrew was pointed, sometimes two-edged, was worn in a sheath, and suspended from the girdle (Ex. 32:27; 1 Sam. 31:4; 1 Chr. 21:27; Ps. 149:6: Prov. 5:4; Ezek. 16:40; 21:3-5). It is a symbol of divine chastisement (De...
  

• Speaking

  [nave] SPEAKING. Evil Ex. 22:28; Job 19:18; Psa. 10:7, 8; Psa. 12:3, 4; Psa. 34:13; Psa. 35:21; Psa. 41:5-9; Psa. 52:2-4; Psa. 59:12; Psa. 64:2-5; Psa. 69:12, 26; Psa. 70:3; Psa. 102:8; Psa. 106:33; Psa. 119:23; Psa. 120:1-7; Psa...
  

• ROOT

  [isbe] ROOT - root (shoresh; rhiza): Frequently mentioned in the Old Testament and New Testament, but almost always in a figurative sense, e.g. "root of the righteous" (Prov 12:3,12); "root that beareth gall" (Dt 29:18); "Their roo...
  

• Poetry

  [ebd] has been well defined as "the measured language of emotion." Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man's relation to God. "Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon, redemption, repentance are the a...
  

• PRUDENCE; PRUDENT

  [isbe] PRUDENCE; PRUDENT - proo'-dens, proo'-dent: In the Old Testament "prudence" is the translation of `ormah (Prov 8:12); also in the King James Version of sekhel (2 Ch 2:12, the Revised Version (British and American) "discretio...
  

• PROVIDENCE, 1

  [isbe] PROVIDENCE, 1 - prov'-i-dens: I. PROVIDENCE DEFINED II. DIFFERENT SPHERES OF PROVIDENTIAL ACTIVITY DISTINGUISHED III. BIBLICAL PRESENTATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF PROVIDENCE 1. Divine Providence in the Old Testament Scriptures (...
  

• LIP

  [isbe] LIP - (saphah, sepheth, "lip," "language," "speech," "talk" (also "rim," "border," "shore," "bank," etc.), sapham, "(upper) lip," "moustache," "beard"; cheilos, "lip" (also once, "shore" in the quotation Heb 11:12 = Gen 22:1...
  

• HUNTING

  [ebd] mentioned first in Gen. 10:9 in connection with Nimrod. Esau was "a cunning hunter" (Gen. 25:27). Hunting was practised by the Hebrews after their settlement in the "Land of Promise" (Lev. 17:15; Prov. 12:27). The lion and o...
  [isbe] HUNTING - hunt'-ing (tsayidh): The hunting of wild animals for sport, or for the defense of men and flocks, or for food, was common in Western Asia and Egypt, especially in early times. Some of the Egyptian and Assyrian king...
  

• GUIDE

  [isbe] GUIDE - gid ('alluph, nachal, nachah; hodegos, hodegeo): "Guide" (noun) is the translation of 'alluph, "an intimate," "a friend," the leader of a family or tribe: Ps 55:13, "a man mine equal, my guide," the Revised Version (...
  

• GOOD

  [isbe] GOOD - good (Tobh, Tubh, yaTabh; agathos, agathon, kalos, kalon): In English "good" is used in various senses, most of which are represented in the Bible. (1) In the Old Testament the commonest word is Tobh, occurring very f...
  

• FOOL; FOLLY

  [isbe] FOOL; FOLLY - fool nabhal, 'ewil, kecil, cakhal and forms; aphron, aphrosune, moros): I. In the Old Testament. 1. General: Taking the words generally, apart from the Wisdom literature, we find nabhal frequently translated "f...
  

• ESTEEM

  [isbe] ESTEEM - es-tem' (chashabh; hegeomai): "To esteem" means sometimes simply "to think" or "reckon"; in other connections it means "to regard as honorable" or "valuable." We have examples of both senses in the Bible. The word m...
  

• DILIGENCE; DILIGENT; DILIGENTLY

  [isbe] DILIGENCE; DILIGENT; DILIGENTLY - dil'-i-jens, dil'-i-jent-li: This word is used in various senses in our English Bibles. 1. In the Old Testament: In Ezr 5:8, "with diligence" means "with care"; in Ezr 6:12; 7:17, "with spee...
  

• CRUEL; CRUELTY

  [isbe] CRUEL; CRUELTY - kroo'-el, kroo'-el-ti 'akhzar, "harsh," "fierce," chamac, "violence"): There are various uses of the word "cruel" in the Old Testament: (a) "the cruel (deadly) venom of asps" (Dt 32:33); (b) spoken of men of...
  

• CROWN

  [isbe] CROWN - kroun: The word crown in the Old Testament is a translation of five different Hebrew words, and in the New Testament of two Greek words. These express the several meanings, and must be examined to ascertain the same....
  

• CRIME; CRIMES

  [isbe] CRIME; CRIMES - krim, krimz: This. term is used in English as the equivalent of the Hebrew mishpaT, "judgment," "verdict" (Ezek 7:23); zimmah, "a heinous crime" (Job 31:11); 'asham = "a fault," "sin" (Gen 26:10, English Vers...
  

• CONCEAL

  [isbe] CONCEAL - kon-sel' (parakalupto): Found but once in the New Testament (Lk 9:45). The primary meaning is to cover by hanging something in front of the object hidden. The purpose of the one concealing is made prominent. There ...
  

• COMMEND

  [isbe] COMMEND - ko-mend': (1) For paratithemi (Lk 23:46), translating the Hebrew paqadh (Ps 31:5), in the dying words of Jesus: "Into thy hands I commend my Spirit." the King James Version in Psalms has the more general word "comm...
  

• CARE; CAREFULNESS; CAREFUL

  [isbe] CARE; CAREFULNESS; CAREFUL - kar, kar'-fool-ness, kar'-fool: The English word "care" has such a variety of meanings, and so many Hebrew and Greek words in the Bible are translated by this English expression and its compounds...
  

• BONE; BONES

  [isbe] BONE; BONES - bon (`etsem, `otsem; Aramaic gerem, by extension used for "bony frame," "body," "strength," Ps 35:10; "the whole man"; Lk 24:39, "flesh and bones = the solid and tangible framework of the body; figuratively the...
  

• Life Is in the Way of Righteousness

  

• Rebuke and Discipline

  

• [Pro 12:25] Make Somebody Happy Today

  If your own sorrows you want to forget, Make somebody happy today; If in your heart you would know no regret, Make somebody happy today. Others near by you may be in despair, Struggling ’neath crosses so heavy to bear; They may take heart, if you show that you care— Make somebody happy today. Refrain Make somebody happy today. O sing a glad song on your way; The good that you do brings blessing to you, Make somebody happy today. If you seek pleasure no trouble can mar, Make somebody happy today; You’ll find it waiting you, right where you are, Make somebody happy today. Is your life darkened by hopes that were vain? Go help another his goal to attain! What you have lost, by your help he may gain— Make somebody happy today. Refrain Do not complain that you’ve nothing to give, Make somebody happy today; Do your whole duty, and preach as you live, Make somebody happy today. Though you have only a smile, or a flower, Give it, and speak of His love, of His power; You may cheer many a pain-weary hour— Make somebody happy today. Refrain

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• [Pro 12:25] We All Can Do Good

  Our lives, we are told, are but fleeting at best, Like roses they fade and decay; Then let us do good while the present is ours, Be useful as long as we stay. Refrain Do good unto others, do good while we can, Our moments how quickly they fly; Remember the proverb, remember it now, We all can do good if we try. A look or a smile, that in kindness we give, May comfort a desolate heart; May sweeten a life that is lonely and sad, And hope to the weary impart. Refrain How many around us are strangers to God, How many poor children we see; If such we could bring to the foot of the cross, How grateful and glad we should be. Refrain We all can do good, and we all can bestow Some gift for the sake of the Lord; If only a cup of cold water we give, Our souls will not lose their reward. Refrain

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• In regards to Prov. 3:12, how do we know when or how God is disciplining us?
  The passage in Proverbs is quoted in Hebrews chapter 12, so I think I would begin my study there, which should encompass the entire book of Hebrews. I have written a number of messages on the subject of suffering, and I'll gi...
• What does the Bible say about co-habitation?
  I assume by your question you are referring to living with someone outside of the marriage bond. Living with someone of the opposite sex exposes both parties to sexual temptation and relationships which are strictly forbidden...
• Why la It Wrong to Harbor Angry Feelings?
  God forbids it (Ecc. 7:9; Matt. 5:22; Rom. 12:19); it is a characteristic of fools and a work of the flesh (Gal. 5:20; Prov. 12:16; Prov. 14:29; Prov. 27:3; Ecc. 7:9). Anger is connected with pride, cruelty, clamorous and evi...
• Why Is It Wrong to Harbor Angry Feelings?
  God forbids it (Ecc. 7:9; Matt. 5:22; Rom. 12:19); it is a characteristic of fools and a work of the flesh (Gal. 5:20; Prov. 12:16; Prov. 14:29; Prov. 27:3; Ecc. 7:9). Anger is connected with pride, cruelty, clamorous and evi...
• Should a Christian Be Joyful?
  God gives joy and Christ was appointed to give it, since the Gospels, which treat of him, are the "good tidings" (Ecc. 2:26; Is. 61:3; Luke 2:10,11) and God's Word affords joy (Neh. 8:12; Jer. 15:16). Joy is promised to saint...

Proverbs 12:15; Snowstorm

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