Proverbs 11
The Lord detests dishonesty and favors fairness and humility. The righteous will be guided by their simplicity and integrity, while the wicked will be destroyed by their own rebellion. Wealth and power will not save the wicked on the day of judgment, but justice and righteousness will bring liberation. The righteous will be freed from trouble, while the wicked will be trapped by their own treachery.
1A deceitful scale is an abomination with the Lord, and a fair weighing is his will2Wherever arrogance may be, there too is insult. But wherever humility is, there too is wisdom3The simplicity of the just shall direct them, and the rebellion of the perverse will devastate them4Wealth will not profit in the day of vengeance. But justice shall liberate from death5The justice of the simple shall direct his way. And the impious will fall in his impiety6The justice of the upright shall free them. And the iniquitous will be seized by their own treachery7When the impious man is dead, there will no longer be any hope. And the expectation of the anxious will perish8The just one is freed from anguish. And the impious one will be handed over instead of him9The pretender deceives his friend by mouth. But the just shall be freed by knowledge10In the good of the just, the city shall exult. And in the perdition of the impious, there shall be praise11By the blessing of the just, the city shall be exalted. And by the mouth of the impious, it will be subverted12Whoever despises his friend is destitute in heart. But the prudent man will remain silent13Whoever walks dishonestly reveals secrets. But whoever is of a faithful soul conceals what is confided by a friend14Where there is no governor, the people shall fall. But where there is much counsel, well-being shall be15He will be afflicted with evil, who provides a guarantee for an outsider. But whoever is wary of traps shall be secure16A gracious woman shall discover glory. And the robust will have wealth17A merciful man benefits his own soul. But whoever is cruel casts out even his close relatives18The impious does work with inconstancy. But for the sower of justice, there is the reward of faithfulness19Clemency prepares life. And the pursuit of evils prepares death20A depraved heart is abominable to the Lord. And his will is with those who walk in simplicity21Hand in hand, the evil shall not be innocent. But the offspring of the just shall be saved22A beautiful and senseless woman is like a gold ring in the snout of a swine23The desire of the just is entirely good. The anticipation of the impious is fury24Some distribute their own goods, and they become wealthier. Others seize what is not their own, and they are always in need25The soul that blesses shall be made fat. And whoever inebriates will likewise be inebriated himself26Whoever hides away grain shall be cursed among the people. But a blessing is upon the head of those who sell it27He does well to rise early, who seeks what is good. But whoever is a seeker of evils shall be oppressed by them28Whoever trusts in his riches will fall. But the just shall spring up like a green leaf29Whoever troubles his own house will possess the winds. And whoever is foolish will serve the wise30The fruit of the just one is the tree of life. And whoever receives souls is wise31If the just are repaid upon the earth, how much more the impious and the sinner
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