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| Proverbs 11:1 | Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight. | Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight. |
| Proverbs 11:2 | Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom. | When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit. |
| Proverbs 11:3 | The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them. | The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction. |
| Proverbs 11:4 | Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death. | Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death. |
| Proverbs 11:5 | The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall. | The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall. |
| Proverbs 11:6 | The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured. | The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs. |
| Proverbs 11:7 | In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost. | At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction. |
| Proverbs 11:8 | The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him. | The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner. |
| Proverbs 11:9 | With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out. | With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble. |
| Proverbs 11:10 | In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing. | When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy. |
| Proverbs 11:11 | By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down. | By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer. |
| Proverbs 11:12 | Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence. | He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet. |
| Proverbs 11:13 | A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter. | He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered. |
| Proverbs 11:14 | Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors. | When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe. |
| Proverbs 11:15 | Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident. | He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe. |
| Proverbs 11:16 | A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches. | A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth. |
| Proverbs 11:17 | A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh. | The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself. |
| Proverbs 11:18 | The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness a true reward. | The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness. |
| Proverbs 11:19 | Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil for his own death. | So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself. |
| Proverbs 11:20 | An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight. | The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight |
| Proverbs 11:21 | Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped. | Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe. |
| Proverbs 11:22 | A ring of gold in the nose of a sow A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour. | Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense. |
| Proverbs 11:23 | The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression. | The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer. |
| Proverbs 11:24 | There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want. | A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need. |
| Proverbs 11:25 | A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered. | He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed. |
| Proverbs 11:26 | Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling. | He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price. |
| Proverbs 11:27 | Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil it meeteth him. | He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it. |
| Proverbs 11:28 | Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish. | He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf. |
| Proverbs 11:29 | Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart. | The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted. |
| Proverbs 11:30 | The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise. | The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls. |
| Proverbs 11:31 | Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner! | If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner! |
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