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Proverbs 11 :: New International Version (NIV)

Pro 11:1

Pro 11:1The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.

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 unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

Pro 11:4

Pro 11:4Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

Pro 11:5

Pro 11:5The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

Pro 11:6

Pro 11:6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.

Pro 11:7

Pro 11:7Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of[fn] their power comes to nothing.

Pro 11:8

Pro 11:8The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.

Pro 11:9

Pro 11:9With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

Pro 11:10

Pro 11:10When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

Pro 11:11

Pro 11:11Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.

Pro 11:12

Pro 11:12Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.

Pro 11:13

Pro 11:13A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.

Pro 11:14

Pro 11:14For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.

Pro 11:15

Pro 11:15Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.

Pro 11:16

Pro 11:16A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

Pro 11:17

Pro 11:17Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

Pro 11:18

Pro 11:18A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

Pro 11:19

Pro 11:19Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.

Pro 11:20

Pro 11:20The LORD detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

Pro 11:21

Pro 11:21Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.

Pro 11:22

Pro 11:22Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

Pro 11:23

Pro 11:23The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

Pro 11:24

Pro 11:24One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

Pro 11:25

Pro 11:25A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

Pro 11:26

Pro 11:26People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

Pro 11:27

Pro 11:27Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.

Pro 11:28

Pro 11:28Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

Pro 11:29

Pro 11:29Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.

Pro 11:30

Pro 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.

Pro 11:31

Pro 11:31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
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Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from
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