| 章 |
| 11:1 |
A False balance is an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight is His delight.
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| 11:2 |
When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom.
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| 11:3 |
The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the falseness of the treacherous will destroy them.
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| 11:4 |
Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
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| 11:5 |
The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
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| 11:6 |
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by [their own] greed.
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| 11:7 |
When a wicked man dies, [his] expectation will perish, And the hope of strong men perishes.
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| 11:8 |
The righteous is delivered from trouble, But the wicked takes his place.
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| 11:9 |
With [his] mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
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| 11:10 |
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there is glad shouting.
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| 11:11 |
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
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| 11:12 |
He who despises his neighbor lacks sense, But a man of understanding keeps silent.
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| 11:13 |
He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
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| 11:14 |
Where there is no guidance, the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory.
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| 11:15 |
He who is surety for a stranger will surely suffer for it, But he who hates going surety is safe.
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| 11:16 |
A gracious woman attains honor, And violent men attain riches.
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| 11:17 |
The merciful man does himself good, But the cruel man does himself harm.
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| 11:18 |
The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness [gets] a true reward.
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| 11:19 |
He who is steadfast in righteousness [will attain] to life, And he who pursues evil [will bring about] his own death.
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| 11:20 |
The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, But the blameless in [their] walk are His delight.
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| 11:21 |
Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished, But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.
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| 11:22 |
[As] a ring of gold in a swine's snout, [So is] a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
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| 11:23 |
The desire of the righteous is only good, [But] the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
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| 11:24 |
There is one who scatters, yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, but [it results] only in want.
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| 11:25 |
The generous man will be prosperous, And he who waters will himself be watered.
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| 11:26 |
He who withholds grain, the people will curse him, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells [it].
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| 11:27 |
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who searches after evil, it will come to him.
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| 11:28 |
He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like the [green] leaf.
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| 11:29 |
He who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.
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| 11:30 |
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
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| 11:31 |
If the righteous will be rewarded in the earth, How much more the wicked and the sinner!
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