Proverbs 11:1WEB
A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
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Proverbs 11:1WEB
A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Proverbs 11:2WEB
When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 11:3WEB
The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
Proverbs 11:4WEB
Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:5WEB
The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Proverbs 11:6WEB
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
Proverbs 11:7WEB
When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
Proverbs 11:8WEB
A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.
Proverbs 11:9WEB
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
Proverbs 11:10WEB
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Proverbs 11:11WEB
By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 11:12WEB
One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
Proverbs 11:13WEB
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
Proverbs 11:14WEB
Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
Proverbs 11:15WEB
He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
Proverbs 11:16WEB
A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.
Proverbs 11:17WEB
The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
Proverbs 11:18WEB
Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:19WEB
He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
Proverbs 11:20WEB
Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Proverbs 11:21WEB
Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
Proverbs 11:22WEB
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
Proverbs 11:23WEB
The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 11:24WEB
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
Proverbs 11:25WEB
The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
Proverbs 11:26WEB
People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
Proverbs 11:27WEB
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
Proverbs 11:28WEB
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
Proverbs 11:29WEB
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 11:30WEB
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
Proverbs 11:31WEB
Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.