Proverbs 11 / 31
- 1
A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
but a just weight is his delight.
- 2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with the humble is wisdom.
- 3
The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
- 4
Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.
- 5
The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight,
but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
- 6
The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
- 7
When the wicked dies, his hope will perish,
and the expectation of wealth perishes too.
- 8
The righteous is delivered from trouble,
and the wicked walks into it instead.
- 9
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
- 10
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
- 11
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
- 12
Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense,
but a man of understanding remains silent.
- 13
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets,
but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
- 14
Where there is no guidance, a people falls,
but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
- 15
Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,
but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
- 16
A gracious woman gets honor,
and violent men get riches.
- 17
A man who is kind benefits himself,
but a cruel man hurts himself.
- 18
The wicked earns deceptive wages,
but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
- 19
Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,
but he who pursues evil will die.
- 20
Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the Lord,
but those of blameless ways are his delight.
- 21
Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished,
but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
- 22
Like a gold ring in a pig's snout
is a beautiful woman without discretion.
- 23
The desire of the righteous ends only in good;
the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
- 24
One gives freely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
- 25
Whoever brings blessing will be enriched,
and one who waters will himself be watered.
- 26
The people curse him who holds back grain,
but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
- 27
Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but evil comes to him who searches for it.
- 28
Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
- 29
Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
- 30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and whoever captures souls is wise.
- 31
If the righteous is repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and the sinner!