Proverbs 11 — WMB
11Verse 1A false balance is an abomination to the LORD,but accurate weights are his delight.Verse 2When pride comes, then comes shame,but with humility comes wisdom.Verse 3The integrity of the upright shall guide them,but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.Verse 4Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath,but righteousness delivers from death.Verse 5The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way,but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.Verse 6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them,but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.Verse 7When a wicked man dies, hope perishes,and expectation of power comes to nothing.Verse 8A righteous person is delivered out of trouble,and the wicked takes his place.Verse 9With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.Verse 10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices.When the wicked perish, there is shouting.Verse 11By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted,but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.Verse 12One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom,but a man of understanding holds his peace.Verse 13One who brings gossip betrays a confidence,but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.Verse 14Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls,but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.Verse 15He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it,but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.Verse 16A gracious woman obtains honor,but violent men obtain riches.Verse 17The merciful man does good to his own soul,but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.Verse 18Wicked people earn deceitful wages,but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.Verse 19He who is truly righteous gets life.He who pursues evil gets death.Verse 20Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD,but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.Verse 21Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished,but the offspring+of the righteous will be delivered.Verse 22Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout,is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.Verse 23The desire of the righteous is only good.The expectation of the wicked is wrath.Verse 24There is one who scatters, and increases yet more.There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.Verse 25The liberal soul shall be made fat.He who waters shall be watered also himself.Verse 26People curse someone who withholds grain,but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.Verse 27He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.Verse 28He who trusts in his riches will fall,but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.Verse 29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind.The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.Verse 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.He who is wise wins souls.Verse 31Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth,how much more the wicked and the sinner!