Proverbs 11 — GMV
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Verse 1
False balances are an abomination before the Lord:
Verse 2
Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace:
Verse 3
When a just man dies he leaves regret:
Verse 5
Righteousness traces out blameless paths:
Verse 6
The righteousness of upright men delivers them:
Verse 7
At the death of a just man his hope does not perish:
Verse 8
A righteous man escapes from a snare,
Verse 9
In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens:
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:
Verse 13
A double-tongued man discloses the secret counsels of an assembly:
Verse 14
They that have no guidance fall like leaves:
Verse 15
A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man:
Verse 16
A gracious wife brings glory to her husband:
Verse 17
A merciful man does good to his own soul:
Verse 18
An ungodly man performs unrighteous works:
Verse 19
A righteous son is born for life:
Verse 20
Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord:
Verse 21
He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished:
Verse 22
As an ornament in a swine’s snout,
Verse 23
All the desire of the righteous is good:
Verse 24
There are some who scatter their own, and make it more:
Verse 25
Every sincere soul is blessed:
Verse 26
May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation:
Verse 27
He that devises good counsels seeks good favor:
Verse 28
He that trusts in wealth shall fall;
Verse 29
He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind;
Verse 30
Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life;
Verse 31
If the righteous scarcely be saved,