English Bible[BR]
Proverbs Total 31 Chapters[BR]
Proverbs
Proverbs Chapter[BR] 11
Proverbs Chapter[BR] 11
1 Balances of deceit *are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.
2 Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly *is wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
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4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
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8 The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
9 With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
10 In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked *is singing.
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11 By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
12 Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
14 Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance *is in a multitude of counsellors.
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15 Evil *one suffereth when he hath been surety for a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
16 A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible *men retain riches.
17 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
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18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.
19 Rightly *is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.
20 An abomination to Jehovah *are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.
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21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
23 The desire of the righteous *is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.
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24 There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
26 Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing *is for the head of him who is selling.
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27 Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.
28 Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
29 Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant *is the fool to the wise of heart.
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30 The fruit of the righteous *is a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls is wise.
31 Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!