Proverbs
Chapter 11
11:1 The Lord abhors dishonest scales,
but an accurate weight is his delight.
11:2 After pride came, disgrace followed;
but wisdom came with humility.
11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
11:4 Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.
11:5 The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth,
but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.
11:6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.
11:7 When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes,
and hope based on power has perished.
11:8 A righteous person was delivered out of trouble,
then a wicked person took his place.
11:9 With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
11:10 When the righteous do well, the city rejoices;
when the wicked perish, there is joy.
11:11 A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright,
but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.
11:12 The one who denounces his neighbor lacks sense,
but a discerning person keeps silent.
11:13 The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets,
but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
11:14 When there is no guidance a nation falls,
but there is success in the abundance of counselors.
11:15 The one who has put up security for a stranger will surely have trouble,
but whoever avoids shaking hands is secure.
11:16 A generous woman gains honor,
and ruthless men seize wealth.
11:17 A kind person benefits himself,
but a cruel person brings himself trouble.
11:18 The wicked person earns deceitful wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.
11:19 True righteousness leads to life,
but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
11:20 The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart,
but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.
11:21 Be assured that the evil person will not be unpunished,
but the descendants of the righteous have escaped harm.
11:22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.
11:23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
11:24 One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy,
but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.
11:25 A generous person will be enriched,
and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.
11:26 People will curse the one who withholds grain,
but they will praise the one who sells it.
11:27 The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but the one who searches for evil—it will come to him.
11:28 The one who trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
11:29 The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing,
and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.
11:30 The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life,
and the one who wins souls is wise.
11:31 If the righteous are recompensed on earth,
how much more the wicked sinner!
True righteousness leads to life!
