Proverbs 11

1False balances are an abomination before the Lord:

But a just weight is acceptable unto him.

2Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace:

But the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom.

3When a just man dies he leaves regret:

But the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy.

5Righteousness traces out blameless paths:

But ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.

6The righteousness of upright men delivers them:

But transgressors are caught in their own destruction.

7At the death of a just man his hope does not perish:

But the boast of the ungodly perishes.

8A righteous man escapes from a snare,

And the ungodly man is delivered up in his place.

9In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens:

But the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.

10In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers:

11But by the mouths of ungodly men it is overthrown.

12A man void of understanding sneers at his fellow citizens:

But a sensible man is quiet.

13A double-tongued man discloses the secret counsels of an assembly:

But he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters.

14They that have no guidance fall like leaves:

But in much counsel there is safety.

15A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man:

And he hates the sound of safety.

16A gracious wife brings glory to her husband:

But a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonor.

The slothful come to want:

But the diligent support themselves with wealth.

17A merciful man does good to his own soul:

But the merciless destroys his own body.

18An ungodly man performs unrighteous works:

But the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.

19A righteous son is born for life:

But the persecution of the ungodly ends in death.

20Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord:

But all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.

21He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished:

But he that sows righteousness shall receive a faithful reward.

22As an ornament in a swine’s snout,

So is beauty to an ill-minded woman.

23All the desire of the righteous is good:

But the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

24There are some who scatter their own, and make it more:

And there are some also who gather, yet have less.

25Every sincere soul is blessed:

But a passionate man is not graceful.

26May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation:

But blessing be on the head of him that gives it.

27He that devises good counsels seeks good favor:

But as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him.

28He that trusts in wealth shall fall;

But he that helps righteous men shall rise.

29He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind;

And the fool shall be servant to the wise man.

30Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life;

But the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time.

31If the righteous scarcely be saved,

Where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?