12 He that loveth instruction, loveth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a fool.

A good man getteth favor of the Lord: but the man of wicked imaginations will he condemn.

A man cannot be established by wickedness: but the [a]root of the righteous shall not be moved.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:3 They are so grounded in the favor of God, that their root shall prosper continually.

12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but whoever hates correction is stupid.(A)

Good people obtain favor from the Lord,(B)
    but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.(C)

No one can be established through wickedness,
    but the righteous cannot be uprooted.(D)

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