New American Standard Bible 2020

Proverbs 11:12-22

12One who despises his neighbor lacks 1sense, But a person of understanding keeps silent.13One 2who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, But one who is 3trustworthy 4conceals a matter.14Where there is no 5guidance the people fall, But in an abundance of counselors there is 6victory.15One who is a 7guarantor for a stranger will certainly suffer for it, But one who hates 8being a guarantor is secure.16A 9gracious woman attains honor, And ruthless men attain riches.17A 10merciful person does 11himself good, But the cruel person 12does himself harm.18A wicked person earns deceptive wages, But one who 13sows righteousness gets a true reward.19One who is steadfast in 14righteousness attains life, But 15one who pursues evil attains his own death.20The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the 16blameless in their 17walk are His 18delight.21 19Be assured, the evil person will not go unpunished, But the 20descendants of the righteous will be rescued.22As a 21ring of gold in a pig’s snout So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

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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 his soul ↩
12. Proverbs 11:17 Lit ruins 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 ↩

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