11Proverbs 11

1Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.Select Proverbs 11:1

2Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly is wisdom.Select Proverbs 11:2

3The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.Select Proverbs 11:3

4Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.Select Proverbs 11:4

5The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.Select Proverbs 11:5

6The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.Select Proverbs 11:6

7In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.Select Proverbs 11:7

8The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.Select Proverbs 11:8

9With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.Select Proverbs 11:9

10In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked is singing.Select Proverbs 11:10

11By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.Select Proverbs 11:11

12Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.Select Proverbs 11:12

13A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.Select Proverbs 11:13

14Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.Select Proverbs 11:14

15Evil one suffereth when he hath been surety for a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.Select Proverbs 11:15

16A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible men retain riches.Select Proverbs 11:16

17A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.Select Proverbs 11:17

18The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness--a true reward.Select Proverbs 11:18

19Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil--for his own death.Select Proverbs 11:19

20An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.Select Proverbs 11:20

21Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.Select Proverbs 11:21

22A ring of gold in the nose of a sow--A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.Select Proverbs 11:22

23The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.Select Proverbs 11:23

24There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.Select Proverbs 11:24

25A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.Select Proverbs 11:25

26Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing is for the head of him who is selling.Select Proverbs 11:26

27Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil--it meeteth him.Select Proverbs 11:27

28Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.Select Proverbs 11:28

29Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant is the fool to the wise of heart.Select Proverbs 11:29

30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls is wise.Select Proverbs 11:30

31Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!Select Proverbs 11:31