< 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 cometh, then cometh 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 guideth them; but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroyeth them.
4 Wealth does not profit in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivers from death.
Wealth profiteth not in the day of wrath; but righteousness delivereth from death.
5 The righteousness of the perfect makes his way right, And by his wickedness the wicked fall.
The righteousness of the perfect maketh plain his way; but the wicked falleth by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
The righteousness of the upright delivereth them; but the treacherous are taken in their own craving.
7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perishes, And the expectation of the iniquitous has been lost.
When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; and the hope of evil [men] perisheth.
8 The righteous is drawn out from distress, And the wicked goes in instead of him.
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
9 A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth, And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.
With his mouth a hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.
10 A city exults in the good of the righteous, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; 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 that despiseth his neighbour is void of heart; but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
14 Without counsels a people falls, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
Where no advice is, the people fall; but in the multitude of counsellors 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.
It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.
16 A gracious woman retains honor, And terrible [men] retain riches.
A gracious woman retaineth honour; and the violent retain riches.
17 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but the cruel troubleth his own flesh.
18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoever is sowing righteousness—a true reward.
The wicked worketh a deceitful work; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
19 Correctly [is] righteousness for life, And whoever is pursuing evil—for his own death.
As righteousness [tendeth] to life, so he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.
20 The perverse of heart are an abomination to YHWH, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
The perverse in heart are abomination to Jehovah; but they that 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 for hand! an evil [man] shall not be held innocent; 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 fair woman who is without discretion, is [as] a gold ring in a swine's snout.
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 that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but [it tendeth] only to want.
25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoever is watering, he also is watered.
The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
26 Whoever is withholding grain, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
He that withholdeth corn, the people curse him; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
27 Whoever is earnestly seeking good Seeks a pleasing thing, And whoever is seeking evil—it meets him.
He that is earnest after good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for mischief, it shall come upon him.
28 Whoever is confident in his wealth falls, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a leaf.
29 Whoever is troubling his own house inherits wind, And the fool [is] a servant to the wise of heart.
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoever is taking souls [is] wise.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and the wise winneth souls.
31 Behold, the righteous is repaid in the earth, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
Behold, the righteous shall be requited on the earth: how much more the wicked and the sinner.