Proverbs 11 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

Pro 11:1

Pro 11:1Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.

Pro 11:2

Pro 11:2Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly is wisdom.

Pro 11:3

Pro 11:3The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

Pro 11:4

Pro 11:4Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

Pro 11:5

Pro 11:5The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

Pro 11:6

Pro 11:6The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

Pro 11:7

Pro 11:7In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

Pro 11:8

Pro 11:8The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.

Pro 11:9

Pro 11:9With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

Pro 11:10

Pro 11:10In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked is singing.

Pro 11:11

Pro 11:11By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.

Pro 11:12

Pro 11:12Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

Pro 11:13

Pro 11:13A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

Pro 11:14

Pro 11:14Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.

Pro 11:15

Pro 11:15Evil one suffereth when he hath been surety for a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

Pro 11:16

Pro 11:16A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible men retain riches.

Pro 11:17

Pro 11:17A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

Pro 11:18

Pro 11:18The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.

Pro 11:19

Pro 11:19Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.

Pro 11:20

Pro 11:20An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.

Pro 11:21

Pro 11:21Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.

Pro 11:22

Pro 11:22A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

Pro 11:23

Pro 11:23The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.

Pro 11:24

Pro 11:24There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

Pro 11:25

Pro 11:25A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.

Pro 11:26

Pro 11:26Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing is for the head of him who is selling.

Pro 11:27

Pro 11:27Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.

Pro 11:28

Pro 11:28Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

Pro 11:29

Pro 11:29Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant is the fool to the wise of heart.

Pro 11:30

Pro 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls is wise.

Pro 11:31

Pro 11:31Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!

The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

Proverbs 11 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

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