New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 11:12-22
12He who despisesH936 his neighborH7453 lacksH2638 1senseH3820, But a manH376 of understandingH8394 keepsH2790 silentH2790.13He 2who goesH1980 about as a talebearerH7400 revealsH1540 secretsH5475, But he who is 3trustworthyH539H7307 4concealsH3680 a matterH1697.14Where thereH369 is noH369 5guidanceH8458 the peopleH5971 fallH5307, But in abundanceH7230 of counselorsH3289 there is 6victoryH8668.15He who is 7guarantorH6148 for a strangerH2114 will surelyH7451 sufferH7489 for it, But he who hatesH8130 8being a guarantorH8628 is secureH982.16A 9graciousH2580 womanH802 attainsH8551 honorH3519, And ruthlessH6184 menH6184 attainH8551 richesH6239.17The 10mercifulH2617 manH376 doesH1580 11himselfH5315 goodH2617, But the cruelH394 manH394 12doesH5916 himselfH7607 harmH5916.18The wickedH7563 earnsH6213 deceptiveH8267 wagesH7938, But he who 13sowsH2232 righteousnessH6666 gets a trueH571 rewardH7938.19He whoH3653 is steadfastH3653 in 14righteousnessH6666 will attain to lifeH2425, And 15he who pursuesH7291 evilH7463 will bring about his own deathH4194.20The perverseH6141 in heartH3820 are an abominationH8441 to the LordH3068, But the 16blamelessH8549 in their 17walkH1870 are His 18delightH7522.2119AssuredlyH3027, the evilH7451 manH7451 will not goH5352 unpunishedH5352, But the 20descendantsH2233 of the righteousH6662 will be deliveredH4422.22As a 21ringH5141 of goldH2091 in a swine’sH2386 snoutH639 So is a beautifulH3303 womanH802 who lacksH5493 22discretionH2940.
Notes
- 1. Proverbs 11:12 Lit heart ↩
- 2. Proverbs 11:13 Lev 19:16; Prov 20:19; 1 Tim 5:13 ↩
- 3. Proverbs 11:13 Lit faithful of spirit ↩
- 4. Proverbs 11:13 Prov 19:11 ↩
- 5. Proverbs 11:14 Prov 15:22; 20:18; 24:6 ↩
- 6. Proverbs 11:14 Lit deliverance ↩
- 7. Proverbs 11:15 Prov 6:1; 27:13 ↩
- 8. Proverbs 11:15 Lit those who strike hands ↩
- 9. Proverbs 11:16 Prov 31:28, 30 ↩
- 10. Proverbs 11:17 Matt 5:7; 25:34-36 ↩
- 11. Proverbs 11:17 Lit good to his own soul ↩
- 12. Proverbs 11:17 Lit troubles his flesh ↩
- 13. Proverbs 11:18 Hos 10:12; Gal 6:8, 9; James 3:18 ↩
- 14. Proverbs 11:19 Prov 10:16; 12:28; 19:23 ↩
- 15. Proverbs 11:19 Prov 21:16; Rom 6:23; James 1:15 ↩
- 16. Proverbs 11:20 Ps 119:1; Prov 13:6 ↩
- 17. Proverbs 11:20 Lit way ↩
- 18. Proverbs 11:20 1 Chr 29:17 ↩
- 19. Proverbs 11:21 Lit Hand to hand ↩
- 20. Proverbs 11:21 Lit seed ↩
- 21. Proverbs 11:22 Gen 24:47 ↩
- 22. Proverbs 11:22 Lit taste ↩
Commentaries on Proverbs 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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