Proverbs 11

11 ¹Dishonest scales are an abomination to our Father, but accurate weights are his delight. ²When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but wisdom comes with the humble. ³The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. ⁴Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. ⁵The righteousness of the blameless makes their way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness. ⁶The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own craving. ⁷When a wicked person dies, his hope perishes, and his confidence in his own strength comes to nothing. ⁸The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked comes into it in his place. ⁹With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are delivered. ¹⁰When things go well for the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. ¹¹By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down. ¹²Whoever despises his neighbor lacks sense, but a person of understanding stays silent. ¹³A gossip goes about revealing secrets, but someone with a trustworthy spirit can keep a secret. ¹⁴Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. ¹⁵Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer for it, but whoever hates shaking hands on a pledge is secure. ¹⁶A gracious woman attains honor, and ruthless men attain riches. ¹⁷A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings trouble on himself. ¹⁸The wicked earns deceptive wages, but whoever sows righteousness earns a true reward. ¹⁹Whoever is steadfast in righteousness finds life, but whoever pursues evil runs to his own death. ²⁰Those of crooked heart are an abomination to our Father, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight. ²¹You can be sure the evil person will not go unpunished, but the children of the righteous will go free. ²²Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion. ²³The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked ends in wrath. ²⁴One person gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what is right, only to end up in need. ²⁵A generous soul will be enriched, and whoever refreshes others will himself be refreshed. ²⁶The people curse whoever holds back grain, but the one who sells it is blessed. ²⁷Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but whoever searches for evil, evil will come to him. ²⁸Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves. ²⁹Whoever brings trouble on his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart. ³⁰The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever wins souls is wise. ³¹If the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!