Proverbs 11
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Proverbs 11:18-31

18A wickedH7563 personH7563 earnsH6213 deceptiveH8267 wagesH7938, But one who 1sowsH2232 righteousnessH6666 gets a trueH571 rewardH7938.19One who is steadfastH3653 in 2righteousnessH6666 attains lifeH2425, But 3one who pursuesH7291 evilH7463 attains his own deathH4194.20The perverseH6141 in heartH3820 are an abominationH8441 to the LordH3068, But the 4blamelessH8549 in their 5walkH1870 are His 6delightH7522.217Be assuredH3027, the evilH7451 personH7451 will not goH5352 unpunishedH5352, But the 8descendantsH2233 of the righteousH6662 will be rescuedH4422.22As a 9ringH5141 of goldH2091 in a pig’sH2386 snoutH639 So is a beautifulH3303 womanH802 who lacksH5493 discretionH2940.23The desireH8378 of the righteousH6662 is onlyH389 goodH2896, But the 10expectationH8615 of the wickedH7563 is wrathH5678.24ThereH3426 isH3426 one who scattersH6340, and yet increasesH3254 allH5750 theH5750 moreH5750, And there is one who withholdsH2820 whatH3476 isH3476 justlyH3476 dueH3476, and yet it results onlyH389 in povertyH4270.25A 1112generousH1293 personH5315 will beH1878 13prosperousH1878, And one who 14givesH7301 others plentyH7301 ofH7301 waterH7301 will himselfH1931 be givenH3372 plentyH3372.26One who withholdsH4513 grainH1250, the 15peopleH3816 will curseH6895 him, But 16blessingH1293 will be on the headH7218 of him who 17sellsH7666 it.27One who diligentlyH7836 seeksH7836 goodH2896 seeksH1245 favorH7522, But 18one who seeksH1875 evilH7463, evil will comeH935 to him.28One who 19trustsH982 in his richesH6239 will fallH5307, But 20the righteousH6662 will flourishH6524 like the green leafH5929.29One who 21troublesH5916 his own houseH1004 will 22inheritH5157 windH7307, And 23the foolishH191 will be servantH5650 to the wise-heartedH2450.30The fruitH6529 of the righteousH6662 is 24a treeH6086 of lifeH2425, And 25one who is wiseH2450 26gainsH3947 soulsH5315.31IfH2005 27the righteousH6662 will be repaidH7999 on the earthH776, HowH637 muchH637H3588 moreH637 the wickedH7563 and the sinnerH2398!

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 11:18 Hos 10:12; Gal 6:8, 9; James 3:18 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 11:19 Prov 10:16; 12:28; 19:23 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 11:19 Prov 21:16; Rom 6:23; James 1:15 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 11:20 Ps 119:1; Prov 13:6 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 11:20 Lit way ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 11:20 1 Chr 29:17 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 11:21 Lit Hand to hand ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 11:21 Lit seed ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 11:22 Gen 24:47 ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 11:23 Prov 10:28; Rom 2:8, 9 ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 11:25 Lit soul of blessing ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 11:25 Prov 3:9, 10; 2 Cor 9:6, 7 ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 11:25 Lit made fat ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 11:25 Matt 5:7 ↩
  15. 15. Proverbs 11:26 Prov 24:24 ↩
  16. 16. Proverbs 11:26 Job 29:13 ↩
  17. 17. Proverbs 11:26 Gen 42:6 ↩
  18. 18. Proverbs 11:27 Esth 7:10; Ps 7:15, 16; 57:6 ↩
  19. 19. Proverbs 11:28 Ps 49:6; Mark 10:25; 1 Tim 6:17 ↩
  20. 20. Proverbs 11:28 Ps 1:3; 92:12; Jer 17:8 ↩
  21. 21. Proverbs 11:29 Prov 15:27 ↩
  22. 22. Proverbs 11:29 Eccl 5:16 ↩
  23. 23. Proverbs 11:29 Prov 14:19 ↩
  24. 24. Proverbs 11:30 Prov 3:18 ↩
  25. 25. Proverbs 11:30 Prov 14:25; Dan 12:3; 1 Cor 9:19-22; James 5:20 ↩
  26. 26. Proverbs 11:30 Lit takes ↩
  27. 27. Proverbs 11:31 2 Sam 22:21, 25; Prov 13:21; 1 Pet 4:18 ↩

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