Proverbs 11 / 31
- 1The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.
- 2When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
- 3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
- 4Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
- 5The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
- 6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
- 7When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes; all he expected from his power comes to nothing.
- 8The righteous man is rescued from trouble, and it comes on the wicked instead.
- 9With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
- 10When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
- 11Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
- 12A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue.
- 13A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
- 14For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure.
- 15He who puts up security for another will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.
- 16A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
- 17A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
- 18The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
- 19The truly righteous man attains life, but he who pursues evil goes to his death.
- 20The LORD detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
- 21Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
- 22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
- 23The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
- 24One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
- 25A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
- 26People curse the man who hoards grain, but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.
- 27He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil comes to him who searches for it.
- 28Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
- 29He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
- 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
- 31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!