Proverbs 11

1. ¹Balances of deceit `are' an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight `is' His delight.
2. ²Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly `is' wisdom.
3. ³The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
4. ⁴Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
5. ⁵The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
6. ⁶The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
7. ⁷In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
8. ⁸The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
9. ⁹With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
10. ¹⁰In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked `is' singing.
11. ¹¹By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
12. ¹²Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
13. ¹³A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
14. ¹⁴Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance `is' in a multitude of counsellors.
15. ¹⁵Evil `one' suffereth when he hath been surety `for' a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
16. ¹⁶A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible `men' retain riches.
17. ¹⁷A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
18. ¹⁸The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.
19. ¹⁹Rightly `is' righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.
20. ²⁰An abomination to Jehovah `are' the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way `are' His delight.
21. ²¹Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
22. ²²A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
23. ²³The desire of the righteous `is' only good, The hope of the wicked `is' transgression.
24. ²⁴There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
25. ²⁵A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
26. ²⁶Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing `is' for the head of him who is selling.
27. ²⁷Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.
28. ²⁸Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
29. ²⁹Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant `is' the fool to the wise of heart.
30. ³⁰The fruit of the righteous `is' a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls `is' wise.
31. ³¹Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!

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