Chapter 11

¹A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight.

²When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.

³The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

⁴Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

⁵The righteousness of the blameless keeps their way straight, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

⁶The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own greed.

⁷When the wicked die, their hope perishes, and the expectation of wealth comes to nothing.

⁸The righteous are rescued from trouble, while the wicked fall into it instead.

⁹With their mouth the godless destroy their neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are delivered.

¹⁰When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

¹¹By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.

¹²Whoever belittles their neighbor lacks sense, but a person of understanding remains silent.

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

¹⁴Without guidance, a people falls, but with many counselors there is safety.

¹⁵Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but one who avoids pledges is secure.

¹⁶A gracious woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

¹⁷A kind person benefits themselves, but a cruel person brings trouble on themselves.

¹⁸The wicked earn deceptive wages, but those who sow righteousness reap a true reward.

¹⁹True righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil leads to death.

²⁰The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord, but the blameless in their ways are His delight.

²¹Though hand join in hand, the wicked will not go unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.

²²Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.

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

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

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

²⁶People curse the one who hoards grain, but they bless the one who sells it freely.

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

²⁸Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

²⁹Whoever troubles their own household will inherit the wind, but the fool becomes a servant to the wise.

³⁰The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever wins souls is wise.

³¹If the righteous are repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner! Proverbs 12 The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 12 – VKJV