Proverbs 11:1-25 ▼

1 Scales of deceit are an abomination to YHWH, and a whole stone is His delight.

2 Pride has come, and shame also comes, and with the humble is wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright ones guides them, and the perversity of the treacherous ones destroys them.

4 Wealth will not profit in the day of wrath, and righteousness delivers from death.

5 The righteousness of a blameless one makes his way straight, and in his wickedness a wicked one will fall.

6 The righteousness of the upright ones will deliver them, and by their own desires those acting treacherously are captured.

7 With the death of a wicked man, expectation perishes, and the hope of his vigor perishes.

8 A righteous one is drawn out from distress, and it comes to the wicked in his place.

9 With the mouth a godless one destroys his neighbor, and with knowledge righteous ones will be delivered.

10 In the good of the righteous ones a city rejoices, and in the destruction of wicked ones is a shout of joy.

11 By the blessing of the upright a city is lifted high, and by the mouth of the wicked ones it is torn down.

12 The one despising his neighbor is lacking of heart, and a man of understanding keeps quiet.

13 One going about slandering is revealing secret counsel, and the one faithful of spirit conceals the matter.

14 Without counsels, a people falls, and salvation is in many giving counsel.

15 One will surely suffer evil if he pledges for for a stranger, and one who hates striking hands remains secure.

16 A woman of grace grasps honor, and the ruthless ones grasp riches.

17 A man of kindness deals well with his soul, and a cruel one troubles his flesh.

18 A wicked one makes a reward of deception, and the one sowing righteousness has a wage of truth.

19 Rightly is righteousness for life, and the one pursuing evil is unto his own death.

20 The crooked of heart are an abomination to YHWH, and those blameless in their way are His delight.

21 Hand to hand, a wicked one is not acquitted, and the seed of the righteous will escape punishment.

22 A ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman lacking discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good, and the hope of the wicked is wrath.

24 There is one dispersing, and increasing more, and one withholding from uprightness, only for lack.

25 A soul of blessing is made fat, and the one who drenches, he also will sprout.