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Proverbs 11
World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible
A false balance is an abomination to the LORD,
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
When pride comes, then comes shame,
When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
The integrity of the upright shall guide them,
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath,
Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way,
The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them,
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
When a wicked man dies, hope perishes,
When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
A righteous person is delivered out of trouble,
The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbour,
With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices.
When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted,
By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
One who despises his neighbour is void of wisdom,
Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence,
A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls,
For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it,
He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
A gracious woman obtains honour,
A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
The merciful man does good to his own soul,
A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
Wicked people earn deceitful wages,
The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
He who is truly righteous gets life.
Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD,
The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished,
Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout,
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
The desire of the righteous is only good.
The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more.
One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
The liberal soul shall be made fat.
A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
People curse someone who withholds grain,
The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
He who diligently seeks good seeks favour,
He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
He who trusts in his riches will fall,
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind.
He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth,
If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner (note: LXX If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner? Cited in 1 Peter 4:18)!