【Proverbs】Chapter 11 << Last Chapter Next Chapter >>

11:1 False scales are an abomination to the LORD, but a full weight is his delight.

11:2 When pride comes, disgrace comes; but with the humble is wisdom.

11:3 The honesty of the upright guides them; the faithless are ruined by their duplicity.

11:4 Wealth is useless on the day of wrath, but virtue saves from death.

11:5 The honest man’s virtue makes his way straight, but by his wickedness the wicked man falls.

11:6 The virtue of the upright saves them, but the faithless are caught in their own intrigue.

11:7 When a wicked man dies his hope perishes, and what is expected from strength comes to nought.

11:8 The just man escapes trouble, and the wicked man falls into it in his stead.

11:9 With his mouth the impious man would ruin his neighbor, but through their knowledge the just make their escape.

11:10 When the just prosper, the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.

11:11 Through the blessing of the righteous the city is exalted, but through the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.

11:12 He who reviles his neighbor has no sense, but the intelligent man keeps silent.

11:13 A newsmonger reveals secrets, but a trustworthy man keeps a confidence.

11:14 For lack of guidance a people falls; security lies in many counselors.

11:15 He is in a bad way who becomes surety for another, but he who hates giving pledges is safe.

11:16 A gracious woman wins esteem, but she who hates virtue is covered with shame. (The slothful become impoverished, but the diligent gain wealth.)

11:17 A kindly man benefits himself, but a merciless man harms himself.

11:18 The wicked man makes empty profits, but he who sows virture has a sure reward.

11:19 Virtue directs toward life, but he who pursues evil does so to his death.

11:20 The depraved in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those who walk blamelessly are his delight.

11:21 Truly the evil man shall not go unpunished, but those who are just shall escape.

11:22 Like a golden ring in a swine’s snout is a beautiful woman with a rebellious disposition.

11:23 The desire of the just ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

11:24 One man is lavish yet grows still richer; another is too sparing, yet is the poorer.

11:25 He who confers benefits will be amply enriched, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

11:26 Him who monopolizes grain, the people curse ? but blessings upon the head of him who distributes it!

11:27 He who seeks the good commands favor, but he who pursues evil will have evil befall him.

11:28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but like green leaves the just flourish.

11:29 He who upsets his household has empty air for a heritage; and the fool will become slave to the wise man.

11:30 The fruit of virtue is a tree of life, but violence takes lives away.

11:31 If the just man is punished on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!

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