Proverbs 11
1 False balances are an abomination before the Lord: but a just weight is acceptable to him.
A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will.
2 Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace: but the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom.
Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom.
3 When a just man dies he leaves regret: but the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy.
The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them.
4 [Possessions will not profit in a day of wrath, but righteousness will deliver from death. ]
Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death.
5 Righteousness traces out blameless paths: but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.
The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of upright men delivers them: but transgressors are caught in their own destruction.
The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares.
7 At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: but the boast of the ungodly perishes.
When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish.
8 A righteous man escapes from a snare, and the ungodly man is delivered up in his place.
The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him.
9 In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: but the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.
The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge.
10 In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers: but by the mouth of ungodly men it is overthrown.
When it goeth well with the just the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish there shall be praise.
11 [At the blessing of the upright a city shall be exalted. ]
By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown.
12 A man void of understanding sneers at [his fellow] citizens: but a sensible man is quiet.
He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace.
13 A double-tongued man discloses the [secret] counsels of an assembly: but he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters.
He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend.
14 They that have no guidance fall like leaves: but in much counsel there is safety.
Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel.
15 A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man: and he hates the sound of safety.
He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be secure.
16 A gracious wife brings glory to her husband: but a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonor. The slothful come to lack: but the diligent support themselves with wealth.
A gracious woman shall find glory: and the strong shall have riches.
17 A merciful man does good to his own soul: but the merciless destroys his own body.
A merciful man doth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel casteth off even his own kindred.
18 An ungodly man performs unrighteous works: but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.
The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward.
19 A righteous son is born for life: but the persecution of the ungodly [ends] in death.
Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things, death.
20 Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: but all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.
A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely.
21 He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: but he that sows righteousness he shall receive a faithful reward.
Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved.
22 As an ornament in a swine's snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded women.
A golden ring in a swine’s snout, a woman fair and foolish.
23 All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation.
24 There are [some] who scatter their own, and make it more: and there are [some] also who gather, [yet] have less.
Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.
25 Every sincere soul is blessed: but a passionate man is not graceful.
The soul which blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself.
26 May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation: but blessing be on the head of him that gives [it].
He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell.
27 He that devises good [counsels] seeks good favor: but [as for] him that seeks after evil, [evil] shall overtake him.
Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them.
28 He that trusts in wealth shall fall; but he that helps righteous men shall rise.
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf.
29 He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise man.
He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise.
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 just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise.
31 If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
If the just man receive in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner.
