Proverbs 12:3-8 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

3. Sin cannot offer security!But if you live right,you will be as secureas a tree with deep roots.

4. A helpful wife is a jewelfor her husband,but a shameless wifewill make his bones rot.

5. Good people have kind thoughts,but you should never trustthe advice of someone evil.

6. Bad advice is a deadly trap,but good adviceis like a shield.

7. Once the wicked are defeated,they are gone for ever,but no one who obeys Godwill ever be thrown down.

8. Good sense is worthy of praise,but stupidity is a curse.

Proverbs 12