Proverbs 11
1 A false balance is an abomination to YHWH, but accurate weights are his delight.
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to YHWH, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
2 When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.
Pride has come, and shame comes, And wisdom [is] with the lowly.
3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
The integrity of the upright leads them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroys them.
4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Wealth does not profit in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
The righteousness of the perfect makes his way right, And by his wickedness the wicked fall.
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
7 When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
In the death of a wicked man, hope perishes, And the expectation of the iniquitous has been lost.
8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.
The righteous is drawn out from distress, And the wicked goes in instead of him.
9 With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth, And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
A city exults in the good of the righteous, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
11 By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
12 One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
Whoever is despising his neighbor lacks heart, And a man of understanding keeps silence.
13 One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
14 Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
Without counsels a people falls, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
15 He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
An evil [one] suffers when he has been guarantor [for] a stranger, And whoever hates striking hands [in agreement] is confident.
16 A gracious woman obtains honor, but she who hates virtue makes a throne for dishonor. The slothful become destitute, and ruthless men grab wealth.
A gracious woman retains honor, And terrible [men] retain riches.
17 The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoever is sowing righteousness—a true reward.
19 He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
Correctly [is] righteousness for life, And whoever is pursuing evil—for his own death.
20 Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to YHWH, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
The perverse of heart are an abomination to YHWH, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
21 Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.
Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous has escaped.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks 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. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
24 There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
There is [one] who is scattering, and yet is increased, And [one] who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
A liberal soul is made fat, And whoever is watering, he also is watered.
26 People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
Whoever is withholding grain, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
Whoever is earnestly seeking good Seeks a pleasing thing, And whoever is seeking evil—it meets him.
28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
Whoever is confident in his wealth falls, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be 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 a tree of life; and he who plucks that life is wise.
The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoever is taking souls [is] wise.
31 If the righteous is delivered with difficulty, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?
Behold, the righteous is repaid in the earth, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
