Proverbs 11
1 False balances are an abomination before the Lord: but a just weight is acceptable to him.
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
2 Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace: but the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom.
Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.
3 When a just man dies he leaves regret: but the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy.
The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
4 [Possessions will not profit in a day of wrath, but righteousness will deliver from death. ]
Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
5 Righteousness traces out blameless paths: but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.
The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
6 The righteousness of upright men delivers them: but transgressors are caught in their own destruction.
The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
7 At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: but the boast of the ungodly perishes.
In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
8 A righteous man escapes from a snare, and the ungodly man is delivered up in his place.
The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
9 In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: but the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.
With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
10 In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers: but by the mouth of ungodly men it is overthrown.
In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
11 [At the blessing of the upright a city shall be exalted. ]
By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
12 A man void of understanding sneers at [his fellow] citizens: but a sensible man is quiet.
Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
13 A double-tongued man discloses the [secret] counsels of an assembly: but he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters.
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
14 They that have no guidance fall like leaves: but in much counsel there is safety.
Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
15 A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man: and he hates the sound of safety.
Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
16 A gracious wife brings glory to her husband: but a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonour. The slothful come to lack: but the diligent support themselves with wealth.
A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.
17 A merciful man does good to his own soul: but the merciless destroys his own body.
A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
18 An ungodly man performs unrighteous works: but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.
The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.
19 A righteous son is born for life: but the persecution of the ungodly [ends] in death.
Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.
20 Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: but all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.
An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
21 He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: but he that sows righteousness he shall receive a faithful reward.
Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
22 As an ornament in a swine's snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded women.
A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
23 All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
24 There are [some] who scatter their own, and make it more: and there are [some] also who gather, [yet] have less.
There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
25 Every sincere soul is blessed: but a passionate man is not graceful.
A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
26 May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation: but blessing be on the head of him that gives [it].
Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
27 He that devises good [counsels] seeks good favour: but [as for] him that seeks after evil, [evil] shall overtake him.
Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.
28 He that trusts in wealth shall fall; but he that helps righteous men shall rise.
Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
29 He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise man.
Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.
30 Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life; but the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time.
The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
31 If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
