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