Proverbs 11:12-22

12Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense, but a person with understanding keeps silent.

13A gossip goes around revealing a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

14Without guidance, a people will fall, but with many counselors there is deliverance.

15If someone puts up security for a stranger, he will suffer for it, but the one who hates such agreements is protected.

16A gracious woman gains honor, but violent people gain only riches.

17A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel person brings ruin on himself.

18The wicked person earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.

19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil leads to death.

20Those with twisted minds are detestable to the Lord, but those with blameless conduct are his delight.

21Be assured that a wicked person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

22A beautiful woman who rejects good sense is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.