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Proverbs 11

11:1 A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight. 11:2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom. 11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. 11:4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. 11:5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness. 11:6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust. 11:7 When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too. 11:8 The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead. 11:9 With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. 11:10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness. 11:11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown. 11:12 Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent. 11:13 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered. 11:14 Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. 11:15 Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm, but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure. 11:16 A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches. 11:17 A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself. 11:18 The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward. 11:19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die. 11:20 Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight. 11:21 Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered. 11:22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. 11:23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath. 11:24 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. 11:25 Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. 11:26 The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it. 11:27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it. 11:28 Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. 11:29 Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart. 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise. 11:31 If the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!


English Standard Version - The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers.