New American Standard Bible 2020
Proverbs 11:12-22
12One who despisesH936 his neighborH7453 lacksH2638 1senseH3820, But a personH376 of understandingH8394 keepsH2790 silentH2790.13One 2who goesH1980 aboutH1980 as a slandererH7400 revealsH1540 secretsH5475, But one who is 3trustworthyH539H7307 4concealsH3680 a matterH1697.14Where thereH369 isH369 noH369 5guidanceH8458 the peopleH5971 fallH5307, But in an abundanceH7230 of counselorsH3289 there is 6victoryH8668.15One who isH6148 aH6148 7guarantorH6148 for a strangerH2114 will certainlyH7451 sufferH7489 for it, But one who hatesH8130 8being a guarantorH8628 is secureH982.16A 9graciousH2580 womanH802 attainsH8551 honorH3519, And ruthlessH6184 menH6184 attainH8551 richesH6239.17A 10mercifulH2617 personH376 doesH1580 11himselfH5315 good, But the cruelH394 personH394 12doesH5916 himselfH7607 harmH5916.18A wickedH7563 personH7563 earnsH6213 deceptiveH8267 wagesH7938, But one who 13sowsH2232 righteousnessH6666 gets a trueH571 rewardH7938.19One who is steadfastH3653 in 14righteousnessH6666 attains lifeH2425, But 15one who pursuesH7291 evilH7463 attains his own deathH4194.20The perverseH6141 in heartH3820 are an abominationH8441 to the LordH3068, But the 16blamelessH8549 in their 17walkH1870 are His 18delightH7522.2119Be assuredH3027, the evilH7451 personH7451 will not goH5352 unpunishedH5352, But the 20descendantsH2233 of the righteousH6662 will be rescuedH4422.22As a 21ringH5141 of goldH2091 in a pig’sH2386 snoutH639 So is a beautifulH3303 womanH802 who lacksH5493 discretionH2940.
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 ↩
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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