Proverbs 11

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

1A 1falseH4820 balanceH3976 is an abominationH8441 to the LordH3068, But a 2justH8003 weightH68 is His delightH7522.2When 3prideH2087 comesH935, then comesH935 dishonorH7036, But with the humbleH6794 is wisdomH2451.3The 4integrityH8538 of the uprightH3477 will guideH5148 them, But the 5crookednessH5558 of the treacherousH898 will destroyH7703 them.46RichesH1952 do not profitH3276 in the dayH3117 of wrathH5678, But 7righteousnessH6666 deliversH5337 from deathH4194.5The 8righteousnessH6666 of the blamelessH8549 will smoothH3474 his wayH1870, But 9the wickedH7563 will fallH5307 by his own wickednessH7564.6The righteousnessH6666 of the uprightH3477 will deliverH5337 them, But the treacherousH898 will 10be caughtH3920 by their own greedH1942.7When a wickedH7563 manH120 diesH4194, his 11expectationH8615 will perishH6, And the 12hopeH8431 of strongH202 menH202 perishesH6.8The righteousH6662 is deliveredH2502 from troubleH6869, But the wickedH7563 13takesH935 his placeH8478.9With his 14mouthH6310 the godlessH2611 manH2611 destroysH7843 his neighborH7453, But through knowledgeH1847 the 15righteousH6662 will be deliveredH2502.10When it 16goes wellH2898 with the righteousH6662, the cityH7151 rejoicesH5970, And when the wickedH7563 perishH6, there is joyfulH7440 shoutingH7440.11By the blessingH1293 of the uprightH3477 a cityH7176 is exaltedH7311, But by the mouthH6310 of the wickedH7563 it is tornH2040 downH2040.12He who despisesH936 his neighborH7453 lacksH2638 17senseH3820, But a manH376 of understandingH8394 keepsH2790 silentH2790.13He 18who goesH1980 about as a talebearerH7400 revealsH1540 secretsH5475, But he who is 19trustworthyH539H7307 20concealsH3680 a matterH1697.14Where thereH369 is noH369 21guidanceH8458 the peopleH5971 fallH5307, But in abundanceH7230 of counselorsH3289 there is 22victoryH8668.15He who is 23guarantorH6148 for a strangerH2114 will surelyH7451 sufferH7489 for it, But he who hatesH8130 24being a guarantorH8628 is secureH982.16A 25graciousH2580 womanH802 attainsH8551 honorH3519, And ruthlessH6184 menH6184 attainH8551 richesH6239.17The 26mercifulH2617 manH376 doesH1580 27himselfH5315 goodH2617, But the cruelH394 manH394 28doesH5916 himselfH7607 harmH5916.18The wickedH7563 earnsH6213 deceptiveH8267 wagesH7938, But he who 29sowsH2232 righteousnessH6666 gets a trueH571 rewardH7938.19He whoH3653 is steadfastH3653 in 30righteousnessH6666 will attain to lifeH2425, And 31he who pursuesH7291 evilH7463 will bring about his own deathH4194.20The perverseH6141 in heartH3820 are an abominationH8441 to the LordH3068, But the 32blamelessH8549 in their 33walkH1870 are His 34delightH7522.2135AssuredlyH3027, the evilH7451 manH7451 will not goH5352 unpunishedH5352, But the 36descendantsH2233 of the righteousH6662 will be deliveredH4422.22As a 37ringH5141 of goldH2091 in a swine’sH2386 snoutH639 So is a beautifulH3303 womanH802 who lacksH5493 38discretionH2940.23The desireH8378 of the righteousH6662 is onlyH389 goodH2896, But the 39expectationH8615 of the wickedH7563 is wrathH5678.24ThereH3426 is one who scattersH6340, and yet increasesH3254 allH5750 the moreH5750, And there is one who withholdsH2820 whatH3476 is justlyH3476 dueH3476, and yet it results onlyH389 in wantH4270.25The 4041generousH1293 manH5315 will be 42prosperousH1878, And he who 43watersH7301 will himselfH1931 be wateredH3372.26He who withholdsH4513 grainH1250, the 44peopleH3816 will curseH6895 him, But 45blessingH1293 will be on the headH7218 of him who 46sellsH7666 it.27He who diligentlyH7836 seeksH7836 goodH2896 seeksH1245 favorH7522, But 47he who seeksH1875 evilH7463, evil will comeH935 to him.28He who 48trustsH982 in his richesH6239 will fallH5307, But 49the righteousH6662 will flourishH6524 like the green leafH5929.29He who 50troublesH5916 his own houseH1004 will 51inheritH5157 windH7307, And 52the foolishH191 will be servantH5650 to the wiseheartedH2450.30The fruitH6529 of the righteousH6662 is 53a treeH6086 of lifeH2425, And 54he who is wiseH2450 55winsH3947 soulsH5315.31IfH2005 56the righteousH6662 will be rewardedH7999 in the earthH776, HowH637 muchH637H3588 moreH637 the wickedH7563 and the sinnerH2398!