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# Proverbs 12

Proverbs 12 is chapter 12 of 31 in the Book of Proverbs. Here are all 28 verses in the Catholic Public Domain Version, with the Latin of the Clementine Vulgate beside them.

## Proverbs 12 (Catholic Public Domain Version)

1. Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge. But whoever hates correction is unwise.
2. Whoever is good shall draw grace from the Lord. But whoever trusts in his own thoughts acts impiously.
3. Man will not be made strong from impiety. And the root of the just shall not be moved.
4. A diligent woman is a crown to her husband. And she who acts with confusion as to which things are worthy is decay to his bones.
5. The thoughts of the just are judgments. And the counsels of the impious are dishonest.
6. The words of the impious lie in wait for blood. The mouth of the just shall free them.
7. Turn from the impious, and they will not be. But the house of the just shall stand firm.
8. A man will be known by his doctrine. But whoever is vain and heartless will suffer contempt.
9. Better is a pauper who has what he needs, than someone glorious and in need of bread.
10. The just one knows the lives of his beasts. But the inner most parts of the impious are cruel.
11. Whoever works his land shall be satisfied with bread. But whoever continually pursues leisure is most foolish. Whoever is soothed by lingering over wine leaves behind contempt in his strongholds.
12. The desire of the impious is the fortification of what is most wicked. But the root of the just shall prosper.
13. For the sins of the lips draw ruin to the evil. But the just shall escape from distress.
14. By the fruit of his own mouth, each one shall be filled with good things, and according to the works of his own hands, it will be distributed to him.
15. The way of the foolish is right in his own eyes. But whoever is wise listens to counsels.
16. The senseless immediately reveals his anger. But whoever ignores injuries is clever.
17. He is a sign of justice, who speaks what he knows. But whoever deceives is a dishonest witness.
18. He who makes promises is also jabbed, as if with a sword, in conscience. But the tongue of the wise is reasonable.
19. The lips of truth shall be steadfast forever. But a hasty witness readies a lying tongue.
20. Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evils. But gladness follows those who take up counsels of peace.
21. Whatever may befall the just, it will not discourage him. But the impious will be filled with disasters.
22. Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord. But whoever acts faithfully pleases him.
23. A resourceful man conceals knowledge. And the heart of the unwise provokes foolishness.
24. The hand of the strong will rule. But anyone who is neglectful will pay tribute.
25. Grief in the heart of a man humbles him. And with a good word he shall be made glad.
26. He who ignores a loss for the sake of a friend is just. But the way of the impious will deceive them.
27. The dishonest will not discover gain. But the substance of a man will be like precious gold.
28. In the path of justice, there is life. But the devious way leads to death.

## Proverbs 12 in Latin (Clementine Vulgate, 1592)

1. Qui diligit disciplinam diligit scientiam; qui autem odit increpationes insipiens est.
2. Qui bonus est hauriet gratiam a Domino; qui autem confidit in cogitationibus suis impie agit.
3. Non roborabitur homo ex impietate, et radix justorum non commovebitur.
4. Mulier diligens corona est viro suo; et putredo in ossibus ejus, quæ confusione res dignas gerit.
5. Cogitationes justorum judicia, et consilia impiorum fraudulenta.
6. Verba impiorum insidiantur sanguini; os justorum liberabit eos.
7. Verte impios, et non erunt; domus autem justorum permanebit.
8. Doctrina sua noscetur vir; qui autem vanus et excors est patebit contemptui.
9. Melior est pauper et sufficiens sibi quam gloriosus et indigens pane.
10. Novit justus jumentorum suorum animas; viscera autem impiorum crudelia.
11. Qui operatur terram suam satiabitur panibus; qui autem sectatur otium stultissimus est. Qui suavis est in vini demorationibus, in suis munitionibus relinquit contumeliam.
12. Desiderium impii munimentum est pessimorum; radix autem justorum proficiet.
13. Propter peccata labiorum ruina proximat malo; effugiet autem justus de angustia.
14. De fructu oris sui unusquisque replebitur bonis, et juxta opera manuum suarum retribuetur ei.
15. Via stulti recta in oculis ejus; qui autem sapiens est audit consilia.
16. Fatuus statim indicat iram suam; qui autem dissimulat injuriam callidus est.
17. Qui quod novit loquitur, index justitiæ est; qui autem mentitur, testis est fraudulentus.
18. Est qui promittit, et quasi gladio pungitur conscientiæ: lingua autem sapientium sanitas est.
19. Labium veritatis firmum erit in perpetuum; qui autem testis est repentinus, concinnat linguam mendacii.
20. Dolus in corde cogitantium mala; qui autem pacis ineunt consilia, sequitur eos gaudium.
21. Non contristabit justum quidquid ei acciderit: impii autem replebuntur malo.
22. Abominatio est Domino labia mendacia; qui autem fideliter agunt placent ei.
23. Homo versatus celat scientiam, et cor insipientium provocat stultitiam.
24. Manus fortium dominabitur; quæ autem remissa est, tributis serviet.
25. Mœror in corde viri humiliabit illum, et sermone bono lætificabitur.
26. Qui negligit damnum propter amicum, justus est; iter autem impiorum decipiet eos.
27. Non inveniet fraudulentus lucrum, et substantia hominis erit auri pretium.
28. In semita justitiæ vita; iter autem devium ducit ad mortem.

Source: Catholic Public Domain Version (Ronald L. Conte Jr., 2009), public domain; Latin: Clementine Vulgate (1592).