11Proverbs 11

Watch What You Say and Do

1The Lord hates anyone who cheats, but he likes everyone who is honest.Select Proverbs 11:1

2Too much pride can put you to shame. It's wiser to be humble.Select Proverbs 11:2

3If you do the right thing, honesty will be your guide. But if you are crooked, you will be trapped by your own dishonesty.Select Proverbs 11:3

4When God is angry, money won't help you. Obeying God is the only way to be saved from death.Select Proverbs 11:4

5If you are truly good, you will do right; if you are wicked, you will be destroyed by your own sin.Select Proverbs 11:5

6Honesty can keep you safe, but if you can't be trusted, you trap yourself.Select Proverbs 11:6

7When the wicked die, their hopes die with them.Select Proverbs 11:7

8Trouble goes right past the Lord's people and strikes the wicked.Select Proverbs 11:8

9Dishonest people use gossip to destroy their neighbors; good people are protected by their own good sense.Select Proverbs 11:9

10When honest people prosper and the wicked disappear, the whole city celebrates.Select Proverbs 11:10

11Good people bring prosperity to their city, but deceitful liars can destroy a city.Select Proverbs 11:11

12It's stupid to say bad things about your neighbors. If you are sensible, you will keep quiet.Select Proverbs 11:12

13A gossip tells everything, but a true friend will keep a secret.Select Proverbs 11:13

14A city without wise leaders will end up in ruin; a city with many wise leaders will be kept safe.Select Proverbs 11:14

15It's a dangerous thing to guarantee payment for someone's debts. Don't do it!Select Proverbs 11:15

16A gracious woman will be respected, but a ruthless man will only get rich.Select Proverbs 11:16

17Kindness is rewarded— but if you are cruel, you hurt yourself.Select Proverbs 11:17

18Meanness gets you nowhere, but goodness is rewarded.Select Proverbs 11:18

19Always do the right thing, and you will live; keep on doing wrong, and you will die.Select Proverbs 11:19

20The Lord hates sneaky people, but he likes everyone who lives right.Select Proverbs 11:20

21You can be sure of this: All crooks will be punished, but God's people won't.Select Proverbs 11:21

22A beautiful woman who acts foolishly is like a gold ring on the snout of a pig.Select Proverbs 11:22

23Good people want what is best, but troublemakers hope to stir up trouble.Select Proverbs 11:23

24Sometimes you can become rich by being generous or poor by being greedy.Select Proverbs 11:24

25Generosity will be rewarded: Give a cup of water, and you will receive a cup of water in return.Select Proverbs 11:25

26Charge too much for grain, and you will be cursed; sell it at a fair price, and you will be praised.Select Proverbs 11:26

27Try hard to do right, and you will win friends; go looking for trouble, and you will find it.Select Proverbs 11:27

28Trust in your wealth, and you will be a failure, but God's people will prosper like healthy plants.Select Proverbs 11:28

29Fools who cause trouble in the family won't inherit a thing. They will end up as slaves of someone with good sense.Select Proverbs 11:29

30Live right, and you will eat from the life-giving tree. And if you act wisely, others will follow.Select Proverbs 11:30

31If good people are rewarded here on this earth, all who are cruel and mean will surely be punished.Select Proverbs 11:31