11:1 The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.
11:2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
11:4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
11:5 The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
11:6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
11:7 Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of* their power comes to nothing. / *Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; all they expected from
11:8 The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.
11:9 With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
11:10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11:11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
11:12 Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.
11:13 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.
11:14 For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.
11:15 Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.
11:16 A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
11:17 Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.
11:18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
11:19 Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.
11:20 The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
11:21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
11:22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
11:23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
11:24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
11:25 A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
11:26 People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
11:27 Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.
11:28 Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
11:29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
11:31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!