< Proverbs 11 >
1 balance deceit abomination LORD and stone: weight complete acceptance his
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
2 to come (in): come arrogance and to come (in): come dishonor and with humble wisdom
When pride comes, then comes shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
3 integrity upright to lead them and crookedness to act treacherously (to ruin them *Q(K)*)
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
4 not to gain substance in/on/with day fury and righteousness to rescue from death
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivers from death.
5 righteousness unblemished: blameless to smooth way: conduct his and in/on/with wickedness his to fall: fall wicked
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6 righteousness upright to rescue them and in/on/with desire to act treacherously to capture
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
7 in/on/with death man wicked to perish hope and hope strength to perish
When a wicked man dies, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perishes.
8 righteous from distress to rescue and to come (in): come wicked underneath: instead him
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead.
9 in/on/with lip profane to ruin neighbor his and in/on/with knowledge righteous to rescue
An hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
10 in/on/with goodness righteous to rejoice town and in/on/with to perish wicked cry
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
11 in/on/with blessing upright to exalt town and in/on/with lip wicked to overthrow
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
12 to despise to/for neighbor his lacking heart and man understanding be quiet
He that is void of wisdom despises his neighbor: but a man of understanding holds his peace.
13 to go: went slander to reveal: reveal counsel and be faithful spirit to cover word: thing
A talebearer reveals secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.
14 in/on/with nothing counsel to fall: fall people and deliverance: victory in/on/with abundance to advise
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
15 bad: evil be evil for to pledge be a stranger and to hate to blow to trust
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hates indebtedness is sure.
16 woman favor to grasp glory and ruthless to grasp riches
A gracious woman retains honor: and strong men retain riches.
17 to wean soul: myself his man kindness and to trouble flesh his cruel
The merciful man does good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubles his own flesh.
18 wicked to make: do wages deception and to sow righteousness hire truth: certain
The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.
19 right righteousness to/for life and to pursue distress: evil to/for death his
As righteousness tends to life: so he that pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
20 abomination LORD twisted heart and acceptance his unblemished: blameless way: conduct
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 to/for hand: certainly not to clear bad: evil and seed: children righteous to escape
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
22 ring gold in/on/with face: nose swine woman beautiful and to turn aside: remove taste
As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
23 desire righteous surely good hope wicked fury
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
24 there to scatter and to add still and to withhold from uprightness surely to/for need
There is that scatters, and yet increases; and there is that withholds more than is meet, but it tends to poverty.
25 soul: myself blessing to prosper and to quench also he/she/it to shoot
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that waters shall be watered also himself.
26 to withhold grain to curse him people and blessing to/for head to buy grain
He that withholds corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be on the head of him that sells it.
27 to seek good to seek acceptance and to seek distress: evil to come (in): come him
He that diligently seeks good procures favor: but he that seeks mischief, it shall come to him.
28 to trust in/on/with riches his he/she/it to fall: fall and like/as leaf righteous to sprout
He that trusts in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
29 to trouble house: household his to inherit spirit: breath and servant/slave fool(ish) to/for wise heart
He that troubles his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
30 fruit righteous tree life and to take: take soul wise
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that wins souls is wise.
31 look! righteous in/on/with land: country/planet to complete also for wicked and to sin
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.