# Proverbs 11

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###### v1 
A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight. 

###### v2 
When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom. 

###### v3 
The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them. 

###### v4 
Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. 

###### v5 
The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 

###### v6 
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires. 

###### v7 
When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing. 

###### v8 
A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place. 

###### v9 
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. 

###### v10 
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting. 

###### v11 
By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. 

###### v12 
One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace. 

###### v13 
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret. 

###### v14 
Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory. 

###### v15 
He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure. 

###### v16 
A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches. 

###### v17 
The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh. 

###### v18 
Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. 

###### v19 
He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death. 

###### v20 
Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight. 

###### v21 
Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered. 

###### v22 
Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. 

###### v23 
The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath. 

###### v24 
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty. 

###### v25 
The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself. 

###### v26 
People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it. 

###### v27 
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him. 

###### v28 
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf. 

###### v29 
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart. 

###### v30 
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls. 

###### v31 
Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!

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