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Proverbs - ch 11 v 1 - 20
- A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.
- When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.
- The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
- Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
- The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
- The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
- When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
- A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.
- With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
- When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
- By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
- One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
- One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
- Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
- He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
- A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.
- The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
- Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
- He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
- Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
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