Proverbs 11

¹Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

²When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

³The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.

⁴Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

⁵The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

⁶The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

⁷When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.

⁸The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

⁹With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

¹⁰When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

¹¹By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

¹²Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.

¹³A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

¹⁴For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.