Proverbs 11:1
Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.
Proverbs 11:2
Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
Proverbs 11:4
Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
Proverbs 11:6
The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
Proverbs 11:7
In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
Proverbs 11:8
The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
Proverbs 11:9
With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
Proverbs 11:10
In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked is singing.
Proverbs 11:11
By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
Proverbs 11:12
Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
Proverbs 11:13
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
Proverbs 11:14
Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.
Proverbs 11:15
Evil one suffereth when he hath been surety for a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
Proverbs 11:16
A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible men retain riches.
Proverbs 11:17
A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
Proverbs 11:18
The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness--a true reward.
Proverbs 11:19
Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil--for his own death.
Proverbs 11:20
An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.
Proverbs 11:21
Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
Proverbs 11:22
A ring of gold in the nose of a sow--A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.
Proverbs 11:24
There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
Proverbs 11:25
A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
Proverbs 11:26
Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing is for the head of him who is selling.
Proverbs 11:27
Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil--it meeteth him.
Proverbs 11:28
Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
Proverbs 11:29
Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant is the fool to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls is wise.
Proverbs 11:31
Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!