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Text -- Proverbs 12:1-16 (NET)
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12:1 The one who loves discipline loves knowledge , but the one who hates reproof is stupid .
12:2 A good person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns a person with wicked schemes .
12:3 No one can be established through wickedness , but a righteous root cannot be moved .
12:4 A noble wife is the crown of her husband , but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones .
12:5 The plans of the righteous are just ; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful .
12:6 The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood , but the words of the upright will deliver them.
12:7 The wicked are overthrown and perish , but the righteous household will stand .
12:8 A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom , but the one who has a twisted mind is despised .
12:9 Better is a person of humble standing who nevertheless has a servant , than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food .
12:10 A righteous person cares for the life of his animal , but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel .
12:11 The one who works his field will have plenty of food , but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom .
12:12 The wicked person desires a stronghold , but the righteous root endures .
12:13 The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech , but the righteous person escapes out of trouble .
12:14 A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words , and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.
12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own opinion , but the one who listens to advice is wise .
12:16 A fool’s annoyance is known at once , but the prudent overlooks an insult .
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NET Notes -> Pro 12:1; Pro 12:1; Pro 12:2; Pro 12:2; Pro 12:3; Pro 12:3; Pro 12:3; Pro 12:4; Pro 12:4; Pro 12:4; Pro 12:4; Pro 12:5; Pro 12:5; Pro 12:6; Pro 12:6; Pro 12:6; Pro 12:7; Pro 12:7; Pro 12:7; Pro 12:8; Pro 12:8; Pro 12:8; Pro 12:9; Pro 12:9; Pro 12:9; Pro 12:9; Pro 12:10; Pro 12:10; Pro 12:11; Pro 12:11; Pro 12:11; Pro 12:11; Pro 12:12; Pro 12:12; Pro 12:12; Pro 12:13; Pro 12:13; Pro 12:13; Pro 12:13; Pro 12:14; Pro 12:14; Pro 12:14; Pro 12:15; Pro 12:15; Pro 12:15; Pro 12:15; Pro 12:16; Pro 12:16; Pro 12:16; Pro 12:16; Pro 12:16
NET Notes: Pro 12:1 The word בָּעַר (ba’ar, “brutish; stupid”) normally describes dumb animals that lack intellectua...
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NET Notes: Pro 12:4 The simile means that the shameful acts of such a woman will eat away her husband’s strength and influence and destroy his happiness.
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NET Notes: Pro 12:5 The plans of good people are directed toward what is right. Advice from the wicked, however, is deceitful and can only lead to trouble.
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NET Notes: Pro 12:6 Heb “mouth.” The term פֶּה (peh, “mouth”) is a metonymy of cause, signifying what the righteous say. T...
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NET Notes: Pro 12:7 Heb “the house of the righteous.” The genitive צַדִּיקִים (tsadiqim) functions...
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NET Notes: Pro 12:8 Heb “crooked of heart”; cf. NAB, NLT “a warped mind” (NIV similar). The noun לֵב (lev, “heart”) ...
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NET Notes: Pro 12:9 This individual lives beyond his financial means in a vain show to impress other people and thus cannot afford to put food on the table.
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NET Notes: Pro 12:10 Heb “but the mercies.” The additional words appear in the translation for the sake of clarification. The line can be interpreted in two wa...
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NET Notes: Pro 12:11 Heb “heart.” The term לֵב (lev, “heart”) functions as a metonymy of association for wisdom (BDB 524 s.v. 3).
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NET Notes: Pro 12:13 J. H. Greenstone suggests that when the wicked become involved in contradictions of testimony, the innocent is freed from the trouble. Another meaning...
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NET Notes: Pro 12:14 The Kethib has the Qal imperfect, “will return” to him (cf. NASB); the Qere preserves a Hiphil imperfect, “he/one will restore/rende...
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