< Proverbs 11 >
1 Balances of deceit are an abomination of the Lord; but a full weight [obtaineth] his favor.
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to YHWH, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
2 When pride cometh, then cometh disgrace; but with the modest there is wisdom.
Pride has come, and shame comes, And wisdom [is] with the lowly.
3 The integrity of the upright guideth them; but the cunning of the treacherous destroyeth them.
The integrity of the upright leads them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroys them.
4 Wealth cannot profit on the day of wrath; but righteousness deliver from death.
Wealth does not profit in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh even his way; but by his own wickedness will the wicked fall.
The righteousness of the perfect makes his way right, And by his wickedness the wicked fall.
6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them; but through their own sinful desires are the treacherous caught.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
7 When a wicked man dieth, [his] hope vanisheth; and the expectation of his children is lost.
In the death of a wicked man, hope perishes, And the expectation of the iniquitous has been lost.
8 The righteous is delivered out of distress, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
The righteous is drawn out from distress, And the wicked goes in instead of him.
9 With his mouth doth the hypocrite destroy his neighbor; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.
A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth, And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.
10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the town rejoiceth loudly: and when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
A city exults in the good of the righteous, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted; but through the mouth of the wicked it is pulled down.
By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
12 He that despiseth his neighbor is void of sense; but a man of understanding maintaineth silence.
Whoever is despising his neighbor lacks heart, And a man of understanding keeps silence.
13 He that walketh about as talebearer revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
14 Where there is no wise guidance, a people must fall: but [it will obtain] help through the multitude of counsellors.
Without counsels a people falls, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
15 With evil will he be overwhelmed that is surety for a stranger: but he that hateth giving the hand as pledge is safe.
An evil [one] suffers when he has been guarantor [for] a stranger, And whoever hates striking hands [in agreement] is confident.
16 A woman endowed with grace will surely obtain honor; and the powerful will obtain riches.
A gracious woman retains honor, And terrible [men] retain riches.
17 The man of kindness doth good to his own soul; 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 practiseth a work of falsehood; but he that soweth righteousness [obtaineth] the reward of truth.
The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoever is sowing righteousness—a true reward.
19 He who is firm in righteousness attaineth to life: and he that pursueth evil [doth it] to his own death.
Correctly [is] righteousness for life, And whoever is pursuing evil—for his own death.
20 An abomination of the Lord are those of a perverse heart; but his favor is for those who are unblemished in their way.
The perverse of heart are an abomination to YHWH, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
21 The hand [of God] being against [his] hand, the bad man shall not go unpunished; but the seed of the righteous shall escape.
Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous has escaped.
22 As a golden ring in a swine's snout, so is a handsome woman that hath thrown off 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 only good: but the hope of the wicked is the wrath [of God].
The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
24 There is a man that scattereth gifts, and yet his wealth is increased: and there is one that withholdeth more than is proper, and still cometh only to want.
There is [one] who is scattering, and yet is increased, And [one] who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
25 A beneficent soul will be abundantly gratified; and he that refresheth [others] will be also refreshed himself.
A liberal soul is made fat, And whoever is watering, he also is watered.
26 Him that withholdeth corn, the people will denounce; but blessing will be heaped upon the head of the one that selleth it.
Whoever is withholding grain, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
27 He that diligently searcheth after good seeketh favor; but if one inquireth after evil, it will come unto 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 will surely fall; but the righteous shall grow like the leaves [of a tree].
Whoever is confident in his wealth falls, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
29 He that troubleth his own house will inherit the wind; and the fool will become the servant to the wise of heart.
Whoever is troubling his own house inherits wind, And the fool [is] a servant to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous is of the tree of life, and the wise draweth souls to himself.
The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoever is taking souls [is] wise.
31 Behold, the righteous is recompensed on 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!