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delights in accurate weights.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Pride leads to disgrace,</p><p class="line2">but with humility comes wisdom.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Honesty guides good people;</p><p class="line2">dishonesty destroys treacherous people.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Riches won’t help on the day of judgment,</p><p class="line2">but right living can save you from death.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The godly are directed by honesty;</p><p class="line2">the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The godliness of good people rescues them;</p><p class="line2">the ambition of treacherous people traps them.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>When the wicked die, their hopes die with them,</p><p class="line2">for they rely on their own feeble strength.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The godly are rescued from trouble,</p><p class="line2">and it falls on the wicked instead.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>With their words, the godless destroy their friends,</p><p class="line2">but knowledge will rescue the righteous.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The whole city celebrates when the godly succeed;</p><p class="line2">they shout for joy when the wicked die.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper,</p><p class="line2">but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>It is foolish to belittle one’s neighbor;</p><p class="line2">a sensible person keeps quiet.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>A gossip goes around telling secrets,</p><p class="line2">but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Without wise leadership, a nation falls;</p><p class="line2">there is safety in having many advisers.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>There’s danger in putting up security for a stranger’s debt;</p><p class="line2">it’s safer not to guarantee another person’s debt.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>A gracious woman gains respect,</p><p class="line2">but ruthless men gain only wealth.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Your kindness will reward you,</p><p class="line2">but your cruelty will destroy you.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Evil people get rich for the moment,</p><p class="line2">but the reward of the godly will last.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Godly people find life;</p><p class="line2">evil people find death.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The LORD detests people with crooked hearts,</p><p class="line2">but he delights in those with integrity.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Evil people will surely be punished,</p><p class="line2">but the children of the godly will go free.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>A beautiful woman who lacks discretion</p><p class="line2">is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The godly can look forward to a reward,</p><p class="line2">while the wicked can expect only judgment.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Give freely and become more wealthy;</p><p class="line2">be stingy and lose everything.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The generous will prosper;</p><p class="line2">those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>People curse those who hoard their grain,</p><p class="line2">but they bless the one who sells in time of need.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>If you search for good, you will find favor;</p><p class="line2">but if you search for evil, it will find you!</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Trust in your money and down you go!</p><p class="line2">But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind.</p><p class="line2">The fool will be a servant to the wise.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;</p><p class="line2">a wise person wins friends.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a></p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>If the righteous are rewarded here on earth,</p><p class="line2">what will happen to wicked sinners?<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a></p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">11:30 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">and those who win souls are wise.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">11:31 </span><span class="ft">Greek version reads </span><span class="it">If the righteous are barely saved, / what will happen to godless sinners?</span><span class="ft"> Compare 1 Pet 4:18.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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