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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  apride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom.

3

The  aintegrity of the upright will guide them, But the  bcrookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

4

 aRiches do not profit in the day of wrath, But  brighteousness delivers from death.

5

The  arighteousness of the blameless will smooth his way, But  bthe wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

6

The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will  abe caught by their own greed.

7

When a wicked man dies, his  aexpectation will perish, And the  bhope of strong men perishes.

8

The righteous is delivered from trouble, But the wicked  1takes his place.

9

With his  amouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the  brighteous will be delivered.

10

When it  agoes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

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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  1sense, But a man of understanding keeps silent.

13

He  awho goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is  1trustworthy  bconceals a matter.

14

Where there is no  aguidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is  1victory.

15

He who is  aguarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it, But he who hates  1being a guarantor is secure.

16

A  agracious woman attains honor, And ruthless men attain riches.

17

The  amerciful man does  1himself good, But the cruel man  2does himself harm.

18

The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who  asows righteousness gets a true reward.

19

He who is steadfast in  arighteousness will attain to life, And  bhe who pursues evil will bring about his own death.

20

The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, But the  ablameless in their  1walk are His  bdelight.

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 1Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished, But the  2descendants of the righteous will be delivered.

22

As a  aring of gold in a swine's snout So is a beautiful woman who lacks  1discretion.

23

The desire of the righteous is only good, But the  aexpectation 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.

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The  1 agenerous man will be  2prosperous, And he who  bwaters will himself be watered.

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He who withholds grain, the  apeople will curse him, But  bblessing will be on the head of him who  csells it.

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He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But  ahe who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

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He who  atrusts in his riches will fall, But  bthe righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

29

He who  atroubles his own house will  binherit wind, And  cthe foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.

30

The fruit of the righteous is  aa tree of life, And  bhe who is wise  1wins souls.

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If  athe righteous will be rewarded in the earth, How much more the wicked and the sinner!



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