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Proverbs 11
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1A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
- but accurate weights are his delight.
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2When pride comes, then comes shame,
- but with humility comes wisdom.
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3The integrity of the upright shall guide them,
- but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
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4Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath,
- but righteousness delivers from death.
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5The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way,
- but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
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6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them,
- but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
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7When a wicked man dies, hope perishes,
- and expectation of power comes to nothing.
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8A righteous person is delivered out of trouble,
- and the wicked takes his place.
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9With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
- but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
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10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices.
- When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
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11By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted,
- but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
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12One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom,
- but a man of understanding holds his peace.
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13One who brings gossip betrays a confidence,
- but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
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14Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls,
- but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
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15He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it,
- but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
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16A gracious woman obtains honor,
- but violent men obtain riches.
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17The merciful man does good to his own soul,
- but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
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18Wicked people earn deceitful wages,
- but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
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19He who is truly righteous gets life.
- He who pursues evil gets death.
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20Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
- but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
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21Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished,
- but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.
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22Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout,
- is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
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23The desire of the righteous is only good.
- The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
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24There is one who scatters, and increases yet more.
- There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
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25The liberal soul shall be made fat.
- He who waters shall be watered also himself.
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26People curse someone who withholds grain,
- but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
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27He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
- but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
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28He who trusts in his riches will fall,
- but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
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29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind.
- The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
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30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.
- He who is wise wins souls.
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31Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth;
- how much more the wicked and the sinner!
