Proverbs Chapter 11 Back Next{11:1} A false
balance is an
abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.
{11:2} When pride comes, then comes shame, but with
humility comes wisdom.
{11:3} The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
{11:4} Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from
death.
{11:5} The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
{11:6} The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the un
faithful will be trapped by evil desires.
{11:7} When a wicked man dies,
hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
{11:8} A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.
{11:9} With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
{11:10} When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
{11:11} By the
blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
{11:12} One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
{11:13} One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
{11:14} Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of
counselors there is victory.
{11:15} He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
{11:16} A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.
{11:17} The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own
flesh.
{11:18} Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
{11:19} He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
{11:20} Those who are perverse in
heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
{11:21} Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.
{11:22} Like a
gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
{11:23} The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
{11:24} There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
{11:25} The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
{11:26} People curse someone who withholds
grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
{11:27} He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
{11:28} He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green
leaf.
{11:29} He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
{11:30} The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
{11:31} Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the
earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!
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