Proverbs 11
1 False scales are an abomination to the LORD; But a perfect weight is his delight.
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to YHWH, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
2 When pride cometh, then cometh disgrace; But with the humble is 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 transgressors 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 delivereth from death.
Wealth does not profit in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the good man maketh his way plain; But the wicked falleth through his wickedness.
The righteousness of the perfect makes his way right, And by his wickedness the wicked fall.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them; But transgressors are ensnared in their own mischief.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
7 When the wicked man dieth, his hope cometh to an end; Yea, the expectation of the unjust cometh to an end.
In the death of a wicked man, hope perishes, And the expectation of the iniquitous has been lost.
8 The righteous man is delivered from trouble, And the wicked cometh into it in his stead.
The righteous is drawn out from distress, And the wicked goes in instead of him.
9 By his mouth the vile man destroyeth his neighbor; But by the knowledge of the righteous are men delivered.
A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth, And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.
10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; And 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 He who despiseth his neighbor is void of understanding; A man of discernment holdeth his peace.
Whoever is despising his neighbor lacks heart, And a man of understanding keeps silence.
13 He who goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he who is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
14 Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in a multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Without counsels a people falls, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
15 He that is surety for another shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is sure.
An evil [one] suffers when he has been guarantor [for] a stranger, And whoever hates striking hands [in agreement] is confident.
16 A graceful woman obtaineth honor, Even as strong men obtain riches.
A gracious woman retains honor, And terrible [men] retain riches.
17 He that doeth good to himself is a man of kindness; But he that tormenteth his own flesh is cruel.
A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
18 The wicked toileth for deceitful wages; But he who soweth righteousness shall have a sure reward.
The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoever is sowing righteousness—a true reward.
19 As righteousness tendeth to life, So he who pursueth evil pursueth it to his death.
Correctly [is] righteousness for life, And whoever is pursuing evil—for his own death.
20 The perverse in heart are the abomination of the LORD; But the upright in their way are his delight.
The perverse of heart are an abomination to YHWH, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
21 From generation to generation the wicked shall not go unpunished; But the posterity of the righteous shall be delivered.
Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous has escaped.
22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, So is a beautiful woman who is without 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; But 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 that scattereth, and yet increaseth; And there is that withholdeth more than is right, yet he cometh to want.
There is [one] who is scattering, and yet is increased, And [one] who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
25 The bountiful man shall be enriched, And he that watereth shall himself be watered.
A liberal soul is made fat, And whoever is watering, he also is watered.
26 Him that keepeth back corn the people curse; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
Whoever is withholding grain, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
27 He, who earnestly seeketh good, seeketh favor; But he that seeketh mischief, it shall come upon him.
Whoever is earnestly seeking good Seeks a pleasing thing, And whoever is seeking evil—it meets him.
28 He who trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as a leaf.
Whoever is confident in his wealth falls, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
29 He that harasseth his household shall inherit wind; And the fool shall be the servant of the wise.
Whoever is troubling his own house inherits wind, And the fool [is] a servant to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of a righteous man is a tree of life; And the wise man winneth souls.
The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoever is taking souls [is] wise.
31 Behold, the righteous man is requited on the earth; Much more the wicked man and the sinner!
Behold, the righteous is repaid in the earth, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
