Proverbs Chapter 11 (NIV)

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undefined The Lord abhors dishonest scales,but accurate weights are his delight.

undefined When pride comes, then comes disgrace,but with humility comes wisdom.

undefined The integrity of the upright guides them,but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

undefined Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,but righteousness delivers from death.

undefined The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them,but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

undefined The righteousness of the upright delivers them,but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.

undefined When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes;all he expected from his power comes to nothing.

undefined The righteous man is rescued from trouble,and it comes on the wicked instead.

undefined With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor,but through knowledge the righteous escape.

undefined When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

undefined Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.

undefined A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor,but a man of understanding holds his tongue.

undefined A gossip betrays a confidence,but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.

undefined For lack of guidance a nation falls,but many advisers make victory sure.

undefined He who puts up security for another will surely suffer,but whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.

undefined A kindhearted woman gains respect,but ruthless men gain only wealth.

undefined A kind man benefits himself,but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

undefined The wicked man earns deceptive wages,but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

undefined The truly righteous man attains life,but he who pursues evil goes to his death.

undefined The Lord detests men of perverse heartbut he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

undefined Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,but those who are righteous will go free.

undefined Like a gold ring in a pig’s snoutis a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

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

undefined One man gives freely, yet gains even more;another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

undefined A generous man will prosper;he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

undefined People curse the man who hoards grain,but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.

undefined He who seeks good finds goodwill,but evil comes to him who searches for it.

undefined Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

undefined He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind,and the fool will be servant to the wise.

undefined The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,and he who wins souls is wise.

undefined If the righteous receive their due on earth,how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

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