NETfree - Proverbs - 11

11:1  The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his elight.

11:2  When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

11:3  The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them.

11:4  Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.

11:5  The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.

11:6  The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.

11:7  When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.

11:8  The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead.

11:9  With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

11:10  When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.

11:11  A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.

11:12  The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent.

11:13  The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.

11:14  When there is no guidance a nation falls, but there is success in the abundance of counselors.

11:15  The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure.

11:16  A generous woman gains honor, and ruthless men seize wealth.

11:17  A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

11:18  The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

11:19  True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

11:20  The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

11:21  Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

11:22  Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.

11:23  What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.

11:24  One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

11:25  A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.

11:26  People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.

11:27  The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil - it will come to him.

11:28  The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

11:29  The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

11:30  The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

11:31  If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!