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Proverbs 11 :: New English Translation (NET)

Pro 11:1

Pro 11:1The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

Pro 11:2

Pro 11:2When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

Pro 11:3

Pro 11:3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them.

Pro 11:4

Pro 11:4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.

Pro 11:5

Pro 11:5The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.

Pro 11:6

Pro 11:6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.

Pro 11:7

Pro 11:7When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.

Pro 11:8

Pro 11:8The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead.

Pro 11:9

Pro 11:9With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

Pro 11:10

Pro 11:10When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.

Pro 11:11

Pro 11:11A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.

Pro 11:12

Pro 11:12The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent.

Pro 11:13

Pro 11:13The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.

Pro 11:14

Pro 11:14When there is no guidance a nation falls, but there is success in the abundance of counselors.

Pro 11:15

Pro 11:15The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure.

Pro 11:16

Pro 11:16A generous woman gains honor, and ruthless men seize wealth.

Pro 11:17

Pro 11:17A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

Pro 11:18

Pro 11:18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

Pro 11:19

Pro 11:19True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

Pro 11:20

Pro 11:20The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

Pro 11:21

Pro 11:21Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

Pro 11:22

Pro 11:22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.

Pro 11:23

Pro 11:23What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.

Pro 11:24

Pro 11:24One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

Pro 11:25

Pro 11:25A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.

Pro 11:26

Pro 11:26People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.

Pro 11:27

Pro 11:27The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil - it will come to him.

Pro 11:28

Pro 11:28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

Pro 11:29

Pro 11:29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

Pro 11:30

Pro 11:30The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

Pro 11:31

Pro 11:31If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!
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