Proverbs
11
- The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate
weights are his delight.
- When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but
with humility comes wisdom.
- The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
- Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.
- The righteousness of the blameless makes
a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
- The righteousness of the upright delivers
them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
- When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes;
all he expected from his power comes to nothing.
- The righteous man is rescued from trouble,
and it comes on the wicked instead.
- With his mouth the godless destroys his
neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
- When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
- Through the blessing of the upright a city
is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
- A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor,
but a man of understanding holds his tongue.
- A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy
man keeps a secret.
- For lack of guidance a nation falls, but
many advisers make victory sure.
- He who puts up security for another will
surely suffer, but whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.
- A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless
men gain only wealth.
- A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel
man brings trouble on himself.
- The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but
he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
- The truly righteous man attains life, but
he who pursues evil goes to his death.
- The LORD detests men of perverse heart but
he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
- Be sure of this: The wicked will not go
unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
- Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful
woman who shows no discretion.
- The desire of the righteous ends only in
good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
- One man gives freely, yet gains even more;
another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
- A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes
others will himself be refreshed.
- People curse the man who hoards grain, but
blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.
- He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil
comes to him who searches for it.
- Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
- He who brings trouble on his family will
inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
- The fruit of the righteous is a tree of
life, and he who wins souls is wise.
- If the righteous receive their due on earth,
how much more the ungodly and the sinner !
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