Proverbs 11
1 Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to YHWH, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah, but a just weight is his delight.
2 Pride has come, and shame comes, And wisdom [is] with the lowly.
When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the lowly is wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright leads them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroys them.
The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
4 Wealth does not profit in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivers from death.
Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the perfect makes his way right, And by his wickedness the wicked fall.
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way, but the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perishes, And the expectation of the iniquitous has been lost.
When a wicked man dies, his expectation shall perish, and the hope of iniquity perishes.
8 The righteous is drawn out from distress, And the wicked goes in instead of him.
A righteous man is delivered out of trouble, and a wicked man comes in his stead.
9 A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth, And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.
The hypocrite destroys his neighbor with his mouth, but the righteous shall be delivered through knowledge.
10 A city exults in the good of the righteous, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
11 By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
12 Whoever is despising his neighbor lacks heart, And a man of understanding keeps silence.
He who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
He who goes around as a tale-bearer reveals secrets, but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.
14 Without counsels a people falls, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
Where no wise guidance is, the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
15 An evil [one] suffers when he has been guarantor [for] a stranger, And whoever hates striking hands [in agreement] is confident.
He who is surety for a stranger shall smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.
16 A gracious woman retains honor, And terrible [men] retain riches.
A gracious woman obtains honor, and aggressive men obtain riches.
17 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoever is sowing righteousness—a true reward.
A wicked man earns deceitful wages, but he who sows righteousness has a sure reward.
19 Correctly [is] righteousness for life, And whoever is pursuing evil—for his own death.
He who is steadfast in righteousness comes to life, and he who pursues evil comes to his own death.
20 The perverse of heart are an abomination to YHWH, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah, but such as are perfect in their way are his delight.
21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous has escaped.
Hand in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow—A beautiful woman and stubborn of behavior.
A ring of gold in a swine's snout, is a beautiful woman who is without discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
24 There is [one] who is scattering, and yet is increased, And [one] who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
There is he who scatters, and increases yet more, and there he is who withholds more than is proper, but only to want.
25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoever is watering, he also is watered.
The generous soul shall be made prosperous, and he who waters shall also be watered himself.
26 Whoever is withholding grain, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
The people shall curse him who withholds grain, but a blessing shall be upon the head of him who sells it.
27 Whoever is earnestly seeking good Seeks a pleasing thing, And whoever is seeking evil—it meets him.
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
28 Whoever is confident in his wealth falls, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
He who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
29 Whoever is troubling his own house inherits wind, And the fool [is] a servant to the wise of heart.
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. And a foolish man shall be servant to a wise man of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoever is taking souls [is] wise.
The fruit of a righteous man is a tree of life, and he who is wise wins souls.
31 Behold, the righteous is repaid in the earth, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
Behold, a righteous man shall be recompensed in the earth, how much more the wicked man and the sinner!
