Proverbs 11 — NETB

11Verse 1The Lord abhors dishonest scales,
but an accurate weight is his delight.
^{Verse 2}When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom.
^{Verse 3}The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them.
^{Verse 4}Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.
^{Verse 5}The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way,
but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.
^{Verse 6}The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.
^{Verse 7}When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes,
and the hope of his strength perishes.
^{Verse 8}The righteous person is delivered out of trouble,
and the wicked turns up in his stead.
^{Verse 9}With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
^{Verse 10}When the righteous do well, the city rejoices;
when the wicked perish, there is joy.
^{Verse 11}A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright,
but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.
^{Verse 12}The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom,
but the one who has discernment keeps silent.
^{Verse 13}The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets,
but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
^{Verse 14}When there is no guidance a nation falls,
but there is success in the abundance of counselors.
^{Verse 15}The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble,
but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure.
^{Verse 16}A generous woman gains honor,
and ruthless men seize wealth.
^{Verse 17}A kind person benefits himself,
but a cruel person brings himself trouble.
^{Verse 18}The wicked person earns deceitful wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.
^{Verse 19}True righteousness leads to life,
but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
^{Verse 20}The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart,
but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.
^{Verse 21}Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished,
but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.
^{Verse 22}Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.
^{Verse 23}What the righteous desire leads only to good,
but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.
^{Verse 24}One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy,
but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.
^{Verse 25}A generous person will be enriched,
and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.
^{Verse 26}People will curse the one who withholds grain,
but they will praise the one who sells it.
^{Verse 27}The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but the one who searches for evil – it will come to him.
^{Verse 28}The one who trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
^{Verse 29}The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing,
and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.
^{Verse 30}The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life,
and the one who wins souls is wise.
^{Verse 31}If the righteous are recompensed on earth,
how much more the wicked sinner!