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    "chapter": 12
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    "n": 12,
    "bookSlug": "proverbs",
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    "paragraphs": [{
        "n": 1,
        "refId": "PRO-12:1",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.1",
        "text": "Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish."
      },{
        "n": 2,
        "refId": "PRO-12:2",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.2",
        "text": "A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn."
      },{
        "n": 3,
        "refId": "PRO-12:3",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.3",
        "text": "A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved."
      },{
        "n": 4,
        "refId": "PRO-12:4",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.4",
        "text": "A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones."
      },{
        "n": 5,
        "refId": "PRO-12:5",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.5",
        "text": "The thoughts of the righteous are just; [But] the counsels of the wicked are deceit."
      },{
        "n": 6,
        "refId": "PRO-12:6",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.6",
        "text": "The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them."
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "PRO-12:7",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.7",
        "text": "The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand."
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "PRO-12:8",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.8",
        "text": "A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "PRO-12:9",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.9",
        "text": "Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread."
      },{
        "n": 10,
        "refId": "PRO-12:10",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.10",
        "text": "A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel."
      },{
        "n": 11,
        "refId": "PRO-12:11",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.11",
        "text": "He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] is void of       understanding."
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "PRO-12:12",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.12",
        "text": "The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit]."
      },{
        "n": 13,
        "refId": "PRO-12:13",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.13",
        "text": "In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil       man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble."
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "PRO-12:14",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.14",
        "text": "A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his       mouth; And the doings of a man`s hands shall be rendered unto him."
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "PRO-12:15",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.15",
        "text": "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel."
      },{
        "n": 16,
        "refId": "PRO-12:16",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.16",
        "text": "A fool`s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame."
      },{
        "n": 17,
        "refId": "PRO-12:17",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.17",
        "text": "He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit."
      },{
        "n": 18,
        "refId": "PRO-12:18",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.18",
        "text": "There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a       sword; But the tongue of the wise is health."
      },{
        "n": 19,
        "refId": "PRO-12:19",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.19",
        "text": "The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment."
      },{
        "n": 20,
        "refId": "PRO-12:20",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.20",
        "text": "Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy."
      },{
        "n": 21,
        "refId": "PRO-12:21",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.21",
        "text": "There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil."
      },{
        "n": 22,
        "refId": "PRO-12:22",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.22",
        "text": "Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight."
      },{
        "n": 23,
        "refId": "PRO-12:23",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.23",
        "text": "A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness."
      },{
        "n": 24,
        "refId": "PRO-12:24",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.24",
        "text": "The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork."
      },{
        "n": 25,
        "refId": "PRO-12:25",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.25",
        "text": "Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word maketh it glad."
      },{
        "n": 26,
        "refId": "PRO-12:26",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.26",
        "text": "The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err."
      },{
        "n": 27,
        "refId": "PRO-12:27",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.27",
        "text": "The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in       hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent."
      },{
        "n": 28,
        "refId": "PRO-12:28",
        "verseRef": "Prov.12.28",
        "text": "In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death."
      }
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