Snippets from Proverbs 12

• Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
• A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
• The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.
• Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.
• The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.  
• The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.
• Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
• Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
• The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
• In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.