Proverbs 11
1 A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will.
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to YHWH, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
2 Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom.
Pride has come, and shame comes, And wisdom [is] with the lowly.
3 The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them.
The integrity of the upright leads them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroys them.
4 Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death.
Wealth does not profit in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivers from death.
5 The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.
The righteousness of the perfect makes his way right, And by his wickedness the wicked fall.
6 The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
7 When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish.
In the death of a wicked man, hope perishes, And the expectation of the iniquitous has been lost.
8 The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him.
The righteous is drawn out from distress, And the wicked goes in instead of him.
9 The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge.
A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth, And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.
10 When it goeth well with the just the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish there shall be praise.
A city exults in the good of the righteous, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
11 By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown.
By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
12 He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace.
Whoever is despising his neighbor lacks heart, And a man of understanding keeps silence.
13 He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend.
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
14 Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel.
Without counsels a people falls, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
15 He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be secure.
An evil [one] suffers when he has been guarantor [for] a stranger, And whoever hates striking hands [in agreement] is confident.
16 A gracious woman shall find glory: and the strong shall have riches.
A gracious woman retains honor, And terrible [men] retain riches.
17 A merciful man doth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel casteth off even his own kindred.
A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
18 The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward.
The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoever is sowing righteousness—a true reward.
19 Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things, death.
Correctly [is] righteousness for life, And whoever is pursuing evil—for his own death.
20 A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely.
The perverse of heart are an abomination to YHWH, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
21 Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved.
Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous has escaped.
22 A golden ring in a swine’s snout, a woman fair and foolish.
A ring of gold in the nose of a sow—A beautiful woman and stubborn of behavior.
23 The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation.
The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
24 Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.
There is [one] who is scattering, and yet is increased, And [one] who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
25 The soul which blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself.
A liberal soul is made fat, And whoever is watering, he also is watered.
26 He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell.
Whoever is withholding grain, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
27 Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them.
Whoever is earnestly seeking good Seeks a pleasing thing, And whoever is seeking evil—it meets him.
28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf.
Whoever is confident in his wealth falls, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
29 He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise.
Whoever is troubling his own house inherits wind, And the fool [is] a servant to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise.
The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoever is taking souls [is] wise.
31 If the just man receive in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner.
Behold, the righteous is repaid in the earth, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
