Proverbs 11
1 Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to YHWH, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: 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 transgressors shall destroy them.
4 Wealth does not profit in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivers from death.
Riches profit not 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 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 transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
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 unjust men perishes.
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 comes in his stead.
9 A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth, And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.
An hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
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 that is void of wisdom despises his neighbor: but a man of understanding holds his peace.
13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
A talebearer reveals secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.
14 Without counsels a people falls, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
Where no counsel 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.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hates indebtedness is sure.
16 A gracious woman retains honor, And terrible [men] retain riches.
A gracious woman retains honor: and strong men retain 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 that is cruel troubles his own flesh.
18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoever is sowing righteousness—a true reward.
The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.
19 Correctly [is] righteousness for life, And whoever is pursuing evil—for his own death.
As righteousness tends to life: so he that pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
20 The perverse of heart are an abomination to YHWH, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
They that are of a fraudulent heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous has escaped.
Though hand join in hand, the wicked 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.
As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which 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: but 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 scatters, and yet increases; and there is that withholds more than is meet, but it tends to poverty.
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 waters 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 withholds corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be on the head of him that sells it.
27 Whoever is earnestly seeking good Seeks a pleasing thing, And whoever is seeking evil—it meets him.
He that diligently seeks good procures favor: but he that seeks mischief, it shall come to him.
28 Whoever is confident in his wealth falls, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
He that trusts in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
29 Whoever is troubling his own house inherits wind, And the fool [is] a servant to the wise of heart.
He that troubles his own house shall inherit the 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 he that wins souls is wise.
31 Behold, the righteous is repaid in the earth, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
