Prov.11.29

Exploit or abuse your family, and end up with a fistful of air; common sense tells you it's a stupid way to live.

Prov.11.29

He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.

Prov.11.29

He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind, And the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

Prov.11.29

Those who bring trouble on their families inherit only the wind. The fool will be a servant to the wise.

Prov.11.30

A good life is a fruit--bearing tree; a violent life destroys souls.

Prov.11.30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

Prov.11.30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.

Prov.11.30

The godly are like trees that bear life-giving fruit, and those who save lives are wise.

Prov.11.31

If good people barely make it, what's in store for the bad!

Prov.11.31

If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

Prov.11.31

If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth, How much more the ungodly and the sinner.

Prov.11.31

If the righteous are rewarded here on earth, how much more true that the wicked and the sinner will get what they deserve!

Prov.12.1

If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it--how shortsighted to refuse correction!

Prov.12.1

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

Prov.12.1

Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid.

Prov.12.1

To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.

Prov.12.2

A good person basks in the delight of GOD, and he wants nothing to do with devious schemers.

Prov.12.2

A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a crafty man.

Prov.12.2

A good man obtains favor from the LORD, But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.

Prov.12.2

The LORD approves of those who are good, but he condemns those who plan wickedness.

Prov.12.3

You can't find firm footing in a swamp, but life rooted in God stands firm.

Prov.12.3

A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

Prov.12.3

A man is not established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous cannot be moved.

Prov.12.3

Wickedness never brings stability; only the godly have deep roots.

Prov.12.4

A hearty wife invigorates her husband, but a frigid woman is cancer in the bones.

Prov.12.4

A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

Prov.12.4

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

Prov.12.4

A worthy wife is her husband's joy and crown; a shameful wife saps his strength.

Prov.12.5

The thinking of principled people makes for justice; the plots of degenerates corrupt.

Prov.12.5

The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

Prov.12.5

The thoughts of the righteous are right, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

Prov.12.5

The plans of the godly are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

Prov.12.6

The words of the wicked kill; the speech of the upright saves.

Prov.12.6

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

Prov.12.6

The words of the wicked are, "Lie in wait for blood," But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

Prov.12.6

The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, but the words of the godly save lives.

Prov.12.7

Wicked people fall to pieces--there's nothing to them; the homes of good people hold together.

Prov.12.7

Wicked men are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.

Prov.12.7

The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand.

Prov.12.7

The wicked perish and are gone, but the children of the godly stand firm.