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 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 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 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 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 dieth, [his] expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust [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.
A hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth 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 the righteous prosper, 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 is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
A tale-bearer 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 counsel [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 that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it]: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
16 A gracious woman retains honor, And terrible [men] retain riches.
A gracious woman retaineth 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 doeth good to his own soul: but [he that is] 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 to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] 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 [pursueth 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 froward 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 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: [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 scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] 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 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 shall 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 diligently seeketh good procureth favor: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come to 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 branch.
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 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 winneth 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 upon the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
