Pro 11 | NASB1995 | STEP | A false balance is an abomination to the Lord , But a just weight is His delight .

Proverbs 11

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

1 A ^afalse balance is an abomination to the Lord,
But a ^bjust weight is His delight.
2 When ^cpride comes, then comes dishonor,
But with the humble is wisdom.
3 The ^dintegrity of the upright will guide them,
But the ^ecrookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
4 ^fRiches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But ^grighteousness delivers from death.
5 The ^hrighteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,
But ⁱthe wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will ^jbe caught by their own greed.
7 When a wicked man dies, his ^kexpectation will perish,
And the ^lhope of strong men perishes.
8 The righteous is delivered from trouble,
But the wicked ^{▼▼ Lit enters}takes his place.
9 With his ⁿmouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the ^orighteous will be delivered.
10 When it ^pgoes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
12 He who despises his neighbor lacks ^{▼▼ Lit heart}sense,
But a man of understanding keeps silent.
13 He ^rwho goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is ^{▼▼ Lit faithful of spirit}trustworthy ^tconceals a matter.
14 Where there is no ^uguidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is ^{▼▼ Lit deliverance}victory.
15 He who is ^wguarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it,
But he who hates ^{▼▼ Lit those who strike hands}being a guarantor is secure.
16 A ^ygracious woman attains honor,
And ruthless men attain riches.
17 The ^zmerciful man does ^{▼▼ Lit good to his own soul}himself good,
But the cruel man ^{▼▼ Lit troubles his flesh}does himself harm.
18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who ^acsows righteousness gets a true reward.
19 He who is steadfast in ^adrighteousness will attain to life,
And ^aehe who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
20 The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the ^afblameless in their ^{▼▼ Lit way}walk are His ^ahdelight.
21 ^{▼▼ Lit Hand to hand}Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendants of the righteous will be delivered.
22 As a ^akring of gold in a swine’s snout
So is a beautiful woman who lacks ^{▼▼ Lit taste}discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the ^amexpectation of the wicked is wrath.
24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.
25 The ^{▼▼ Lit soul of blessing
,} ^aogenerous man will be ^{▼▼ Lit made fat}prosperous,
And he who ^aqwaters will himself be watered.
26 He who withholds grain, the ^arpeople will curse him,
But ^asblessing will be on the head of him who ^atsells it.
27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But ^auhe who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
28 He who ^avtrusts in his riches will fall,
But ^awthe righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
29 He who ^axtroubles his own house will ^ayinherit wind,
And ^azthe foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.
30 The fruit of the righteous is ^baa tree of life,
And ^bbhe who is wise ^{▼▼ Lit takes}wins souls.
31 If ^bdthe righteous will be rewarded in the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!