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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Proverbs 11 Catholic Public Domain Version</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/proverbs/11-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CPDV</a> > Proverbs 11</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/10.htm" title="Proverbs 10">◄</a> Proverbs 11 <a href="../proverbs/12.htm" title="Proverbs 12">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Catholic Public Domain Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/11-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Dishonest Scales<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../deuteronomy/25.htm#13">Deuteronomy 25:13–16</a>; <a href ="../ezekiel/45.htm#10">Ezekiel 45:10–12</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>A deceitful scale is an abomination with the Lord, and a fair weighing is his will.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Wherever arrogance may be, there too is insult. But wherever humility is, there too is wisdom.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The simplicity of the just shall direct them, and the rebellion of the perverse will devastate them.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Wealth will not profit in the day of vengeance. But justice shall liberate from death.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The justice of the simple shall direct his way. And the impious will fall in his impiety.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The justice of the upright shall free them. And the iniquitous will be seized by their own treachery.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>When the impious man is dead, there will no longer be any hope. And the expectation of the anxious will perish.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The just one is freed from anguish. And the impious one will be handed over instead of him.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The pretender deceives his friend by mouth. But the just shall be freed by knowledge.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>In the good of the just, the city shall exult. And in the perdition of the impious, there shall be praise.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>By the blessing of the just, the city shall be exalted. And by the mouth of the impious, it will be subverted.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Whoever despises his friend is destitute in heart. But the prudent man will remain silent.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Whoever walks dishonestly reveals secrets. But whoever is of a faithful soul conceals what is confided by a friend.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Where there is no governor, the people shall fall. But where there is much counsel, well-being shall be.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>He will be afflicted with evil, who provides a guarantee for an outsider. But whoever is wary of traps shall be secure.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>A gracious woman shall discover glory. And the robust will have wealth.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>A merciful man benefits his own soul. But whoever is cruel casts out even his close relatives.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The impious does work with inconstancy. But for the sower of justice, there is the reward of faithfulness.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Clemency prepares life. And the pursuit of evils prepares death.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>A depraved heart is abominable to the Lord. And his will is with those who walk in simplicity.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Hand in hand, the evil shall not be innocent. But the offspring of the just shall be saved.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>A beautiful and senseless woman is like a gold ring in the snout of a swine.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The desire of the just is entirely good. The anticipation of the impious is fury.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Some distribute their own goods, and they become wealthier. Others seize what is not their own, and they are always in need.<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The soul that blesses shall be made fat. And whoever inebriates will likewise be inebriated himself.<p> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Whoever hides away grain shall be cursed among the people. But a blessing is upon the head of those who sell it.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>He does well to rise early, who seeks what is good. But whoever is a seeker of evils shall be oppressed by them.<p> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Whoever trusts in his riches will fall. But the just shall spring up like a green leaf.<p> <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Whoever troubles his own house will possess the winds. And whoever is foolish will serve the wise.<p> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The fruit of the just one is the tree of life. And whoever receives souls is wise.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/11-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>If the just are repaid upon the earth, how much more the impious and the sinner!<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Catholic Public Domain Version<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>