11Proverbs 11

1A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.Select Proverbs 11:1

2When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.Select Proverbs 11:2

3The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.Select Proverbs 11:3

4Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.Select Proverbs 11:4

5The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.Select Proverbs 11:5

6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.Select Proverbs 11:6

7When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.Select Proverbs 11:7

8A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.Select Proverbs 11:8

9With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.Select Proverbs 11:9

10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.Select Proverbs 11:10

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

12One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.Select Proverbs 11:12

13One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.Select Proverbs 11:13

14Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.Select Proverbs 11:14

15He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.Select Proverbs 11:15

16A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.Select Proverbs 11:16

17The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.Select Proverbs 11:17

18Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.Select Proverbs 11:18

19He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.Select Proverbs 11:19

20Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.Select Proverbs 11:20

21Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.Select Proverbs 11:21

22Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.Select Proverbs 11:22

23The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.Select Proverbs 11:23

24There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.Select Proverbs 11:24

25The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.Select Proverbs 11:25

26People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.Select Proverbs 11:26

27He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.Select Proverbs 11:27

28He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.Select Proverbs 11:28

29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.Select Proverbs 11:29

30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.Select Proverbs 11:30

31Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!Select Proverbs 11:31