Proverbs 11
1 Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
2 Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.
When pride comes, then comes shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
When a wicked man dies, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perishes.
8 The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his position.
9 With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
An hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
10 In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
11 By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
12 Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
He that is void of wisdom despises his neighbour: but a man of understanding holds his peace.
13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
A talebearer reveals secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.
14 Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
15 Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
He that is guarantor for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hates standing for surety is sure.
16 A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.
A gracious woman retains honour: and strong men retain riches.
17 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
The merciful man does good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubles his own flesh.
18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.
The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.
19 Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.
As righteousness tends to life: so he that pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
20 An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
They that are of a perverse heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
24 There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
There is that scatters, and yet increases; and there is that withholds more than is meet, but it tends to poverty.
25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that waters shall be watered also himself.
26 Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
He that withholds corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that sells it.
27 Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.
He that diligently seeks good procures favour: but he that seeks mischief, it shall come unto him.
28 Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
He that trusts in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
29 Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.
He that troubles his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that wins souls is wise.
31 Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
