AB - Proverbs - 11

11:1  False balances are an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is acceptable unto Him.

11:2  Wherever pride enters, there will also be disgrace, but the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom.

11:3  When a just man dies he leaves regret, but the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy.

11:5  Righteousness traces out blameless paths, but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.

11:6  The righteousness of upright men delivers them, but transgressors are caught in their own destruction.

11:7  At the death of a just man his hope does not perish, but the boast of the ungodly perishes.

11:8  A righteous man escapes from a snare, and the ungodly man is delivered up in his place.

11:9  In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens, but the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.

11:10  In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers:

11:11  (11:10A) but by the mouth of ungodly men it is overthrown.

11:12  A man void of understanding sneers at his fellow citizens, but a sensible man is quiet.

11:13  A double-tongued man discloses the secret counsels of an assembly, but he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters.

11:14  They that have no guidance fall like leaves, but in much counsel there is safety.

11:15  A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man, and he hates the sound of safety.

11:16  A gracious wife brings glory to her husband, but a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonor. The slothful come to want, but the diligent support themselves with wealth.

11:17  A merciful man does good to his own soul, but the merciless destroys his own body.

11:18  An ungodly man performs unrighteous works, but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.

11:19  A righteous son is born for life, but the persecution of the ungodly ends in death.

11:20  Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord, but all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to Him.

11:21  He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished, but he that sows righteousness shall receive a faithful reward.

11:22  As an ornament in a swine's snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded woman.

11:23  All the desire of the righteous is good, but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

11:24  There are some who scatter their own, and make it more, and there are some also who gather, yet have less.

11:25  Every sincere soul is blessed, but a passionate man is not graceful.

11:26  May he that hoards grain leave it to the nation: but blessing be on the head of him that gives it.

11:27  He that devises good counsels seeks good favor, but as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him.

11:28  He that trusts in wealth shall fall, but he that helps righteous men shall rise.

11:29  He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise man.

11:30  Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life, but the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time.

11:31  If the righteous are scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?