Proverbs 11
1 False balances are an abomination vnto the Lord: but a perfite weight pleaseth him.
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to YHWH, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
2 When pride commeth, then commeth shame: but with the lowly is wisdome.
Pride has come, and shame comes, And wisdom [is] with the lowly.
3 The vprightnes of the iust shall guide them: but the frowardnes of the transgressers shall destroy them.
The integrity of the upright leads them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroys them.
4 Riches auaile not in the day of wrath: but righteousnes deliuereth from death.
Wealth does not profit in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousnes of the vpright shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall in his owne wickednes.
The righteousness of the perfect makes his way right, And by his wickedness the wicked fall.
6 The righteousnesse of the iust shall deliuer them: but the transgressers shall be taken in their owne wickednes.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
7 When a wicked man dieth, his hope perisheth, and the hope of the vniust shall perish.
In the death of a wicked man, hope perishes, And the expectation of the iniquitous has been lost.
8 The righteous escapeth out of trouble, and the wicked shall come in his steade.
The righteous is drawn out from distress, And the wicked goes in instead of him.
9 An hypocrite with his mouth hurteth his neighbour: but the righteous shall be deliuered by knowledge.
A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth, And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.
10 In the prosperitie of the righteous the citie reioyceth, and when the wicked perish, there is ioye.
A city exults in the good of the righteous, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
11 By the blessing of the righteous, the citie is exalted: but it is subuerted by the mouth of the wicked.
By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
12 He that despiseth his neighbour, is destitute of wisedome: but a man of vnderstanding will keepe silence.
Whoever is despising his neighbor lacks heart, And a man of understanding keeps silence.
13 Hee that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth a secret: but hee that is of a faithfull heart concealeth a matter.
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
14 Where no counsell is, the people fall: but where many counsellers are, there is health.
Without counsels a people falls, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
15 Hee shall be sore vexed, that is suretie for a stranger, and he that hateth suretiship, is sure.
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 atteineth honour, and the strong men atteine riches.
A gracious woman retains honor, And terrible [men] retain riches.
17 Hee that is mercifull, rewardeth his owne soule: but he that troubleth his own flesh, is cruel.
A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
18 The wicked worketh a deceitful worke: but hee that soweth righteousnes, shall receiue a sure rewarde.
The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoever is sowing righteousness—a true reward.
19 As righteousnes leadeth to life: so hee that followeth euill, seeketh his owne death.
Correctly [is] righteousness for life, And whoever is pursuing evil—for his own death.
20 They that are of a froward heart, are abomination to the Lord: but they that are vpright in their way, are his delite.
The perverse of heart are an abomination to YHWH, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
21 Though hande ioyne in hande, the wicked shall not be vnpunished: but the seede of the righteous shall escape.
Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous has escaped.
22 As a iewell of golde in a swines snoute: so is a faire woman, which lacketh discretion.
A ring of gold in the nose of a sow—A beautiful woman and stubborn of behavior.
23 The desire of the righteous is onely good: but the hope of the wicked is indignation.
The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
24 There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but hee that spareth more then is right, surely commeth to pouertie.
There is [one] who is scattering, and yet is increased, And [one] who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
25 The liberall person shall haue plentie: and he that watereth, shall also haue raine.
A liberal soul is made fat, And whoever is watering, he also is watered.
26 He that withdraweth the corne, the people will curse him: but blessing shalbe vpon the head of him that selleth corne.
Whoever is withholding grain, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
27 He that seeketh good things, getteth fauour: but he that seeketh euill, it shall come to him.
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 righteous shall florish as a leafe.
Whoever is confident in his wealth falls, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
29 He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.
Whoever is troubling his own house inherits wind, And the fool [is] a servant to the wise of heart.
30 The fruite of the righteous is as a tree of life, and he that winneth soules, is wise.
The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoever is taking souls [is] wise.
31 Beholde, the righteous shalbe recompensed in the earth: howe much more the wicked and the sinner?
Behold, the righteous is repaid in the earth, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
