Proverbs 11 — UBES

11Verse 1False balances are an abomination before the Lord:
But a just weight is acceptable unto him.
^{Verse 2}Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace:
But the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom.
^{Verse 3}When a just man dies he leaves regret:
But the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy.
^{Verse 5}Righteousness traces out blameless paths:
But ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.^{Verse 6}The righteousness of upright men delivers them:
But transgressors are caught in their own destruction.
^{Verse 7}At the death of a just man his hope does not perish:
But the boast of the ungodly perishes.
^{Verse 8}A righteous man escapes from a snare,
And the ungodly man is delivered up in his place.
^{Verse 9}In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens:
But the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.
^{Verse 10}In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers:
^{Verse 11}But by the mouths of ungodly men it is overthrown.^{Verse 12}A man void of understanding sneers at his fellow citizens:
But a sensible man is quiet.
^{Verse 13}A double-tongued man discloses the secret counsels of an assembly:
But he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters.
^{Verse 14}They that have no guidance fall like leaves:
But in much counsel there is safety.^{Verse 15}A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man:
And he hates the sound of safety.
^{Verse 16}A gracious wife brings glory to her husband:
But a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonor.
The slothful come to want:
But the diligent support themselves with wealth.
^{Verse 17}A merciful man does good to his own soul:
But the merciless destroys his own body.^{Verse 18}An ungodly man performs unrighteous works:
But the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.
^{Verse 19}A righteous son is born for life:
But the persecution of the ungodly ends in death.
^{Verse 20}Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord:
But all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.
^{Verse 21}He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished:
But he that sows righteousness shall receive a faithful reward.
^{Verse 22}As an ornament in a swine’s snout,
So is beauty to an ill-minded woman.
^{Verse 23}All the desire of the righteous is good:
But the hope of the ungodly shall perish.^{Verse 24}There are some who scatter their own, and make it more:
And there are some also who gather, yet have less.
^{Verse 25}Every sincere soul is blessed:
But a passionate man is not graceful.
^{Verse 26}May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation:
But blessing be on the head of him that gives it.
^{Verse 27}He that devises good counsels seeks good favor:
But as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him.
^{Verse 28}He that trusts in wealth shall fall;
But he that helps righteous men shall rise.
^{Verse 29}He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind;
And the fool shall be servant to the wise man.
^{Verse 30}Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life;
But the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time.
^{Verse 31}If the righteous scarcely be saved,
Where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?