| 12:1 | 喜愛管教的、就是喜愛知識.恨惡責備的、卻是畜類。 | Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. |
| 12:2 | 善人必蒙耶和華的恩惠.設詭計的人、耶和華必定他的罪。 | A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. |
| 12:3 | 人靠惡行不能堅立.義人的根必不動搖。 | A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. |
| 12:4 | 才德的婦人、是丈夫的冠冕.貽羞的婦人、如同朽爛在他丈夫的骨中。 | A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. |
| 12:5 | 義人的思念是公平.惡人的計謀是詭詐。 | The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. |
| 12:6 | 惡人的言論、是埋伏流人的血.正直人的口、必拯救人。 | The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. |
| 12:7 | 惡人傾覆、歸於無有.義人的家、必站得住。 | The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. |
| 12:8 | 人必按自己的智慧被稱讚.心中乖謬的、必被藐視。 | A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. |
| 12:9 | 被人輕賤、卻有僕人、強如自尊、缺少食物。 | He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. |
| 12:10 | 義人顧惜他牲畜的命.惡人的憐憫、也是殘忍。 | A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. |
| 12:11 | 耕種自己田地的、必得飽食.追隨虛浮的、卻是無知。 | He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. |
| 12:12 | 惡人想得壞人的網羅.義人的根、得以結實。 | The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. |
| 12:13 | 惡人嘴中的過錯、是自己的網羅.但義人必脫離患難。 | The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. |
| 12:14 | 人因口所結的果子、必飽得美福.人手所作的、必為自己的報應。 | A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. |
| 12:15 | 愚妄人所行的、在自己眼中看為正直.惟智慧人、肯聽人的勸教。 | The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. |
| 12:16 | 愚妄人的惱怒、立時顯露.通達人能忍辱藏羞。 | A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. |
| 12:17 | 說出真話的、顯明公義.作假見證的、顯出詭詐。 | He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. |
| 12:18 | 說話浮躁的、如刀刺人.智慧人的舌頭、卻為醫人的良藥。 | There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. |
| 12:19 | 口吐真言、永遠堅立.舌說謊話、只存片時。 | The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. |
| 12:20 | 圖謀惡事的、心存詭詐.勸人和睦的、便得喜樂。 | Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. |
| 12:21 | 義人不遭災害.惡人滿受禍患。 | There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. |
| 12:22 | 說謊言的嘴、為耶和華所憎惡.行事誠實的、為他所喜悅。 | Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight. |
| 12:23 | 通達人隱藏知識.愚昧人的心、彰顯愚昧。 | A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. |
| 12:24 | 殷勤人的手必掌權.懶惰的人必服苦。 | The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. |
| 12:25 | 人心憂慮、屈而不伸.一句良言、使心歡樂。 | Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. |
| 12:26 | 義人引導他的鄰舍.惡人的道、叫人失迷。 | The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. |
| 12:27 | 懶惰的人、不烤打獵所得的.殷勤的人、卻得寶貴的財物。 | The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. |
| 12:28 | 在公義的道上有生命.其路之中、並無死亡。 | In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death. |