Proverbs 11

¹ A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is his delight.

² When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with the humble is wisdom.

³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

⁴ Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.

⁵The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight,
but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.

⁷When the wicked dies, his hope will perish,
and the expectation of wealth perishes too.

⁸ The righteous is delivered from trouble,
and the wicked walks into it instead.

⁹With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

¹⁰ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.

¹¹By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.

¹²Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense,
but a man of understanding remains silent.

¹³Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets,
but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.

¹⁴Where there is no guidance, a people falls,
but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.

¹⁵ Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,
but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.

¹⁶ A gracious woman gets honor,
and violent men get riches.

¹⁷ A man who is kind benefits himself,
but a cruel man hurts himself.

¹⁸The wicked earns deceptive wages,
but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.

¹⁹Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,
but he who pursues evil will die.

²⁰Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the Lord,
but those of blameless ways are his delight.

²¹ Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished,
but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

²²Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman without discretion.

²³The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

²⁴ One gives freely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

²⁵ Whoever brings blessing will be enriched,
and one who waters will himself be watered.

²⁶ The people curse him who holds back grain,
but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.

²⁷Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but evil comes to him who searches for it.

²⁸Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

²⁹Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

³⁰The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and whoever captures souls is wise.

³¹If the righteous is repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and the sinner!

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