Proverbs 12 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition（CEVDCI）

You Can't Hide behind Evil

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than to think you are somebody

and starve to death.

10Good people are kind

to their animals,

but a mean person is cruel.

11Hard working farmers have more

than enough food;

daydreamers are nothing more

than stupid fools.

12An evil person tries to hide

behind evil;

good people are like trees

with deep roots.

13We trap ourselves

by telling lies,

but we stay out of trouble

by living right.

14We are rewarded or punished

for what we say and do.

15Fools think they know

what is best,

but a sensible person

listens to advice.

16Losing your temper is foolish;

ignoring an insult is smart.

17An honest person

tells the truth in court,

but a dishonest person

tells nothing but lies.

18Sharp words cut like a sword,

but words of wisdom heal.

19Truth will last forever;

lies are soon found out.

20An evil mind is deceitful,

but gentle thoughts

bring happiness.

21Good people never have trouble,

but troublemakers

have more than enough.

22The Lord hates every liar,

but he is the friend of all

who can be trusted.

23Be sensible and don't tell

everything you know—

only fools spread

foolishness everywhere.

24Work hard, and you

will be a leader;

be lazy, and you

will end up a slave.

25Worry is a heavy burden,

but a kind word

always brings cheer.

26You are better off to do right,

than to lose your way

by doing wrong.

27Anyone too lazy to cook

will starve,

but a hard worker

is a valuable treasure.

28Living right is a pathway

that leads to life

and away from death.