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class="line2">but with humility comes wisdom.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The integrity of the upright guides them,</p><p class="line2">but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,</p><p class="line2">but righteousness delivers from death.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,</p><p class="line2">but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The righteousness of the upright delivers them,</p><p class="line2">but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Hopes placed in mortals die with them;</p><p class="line2">all the promise of <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; all they expected from">a</a></sup></span> their power comes to nothing.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The righteous person is rescued from trouble,</p><p class="line2">and it falls on the wicked instead.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,</p><p class="line2">but through knowledge the righteous escape.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;</p><p class="line2">when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,</p><p class="line2">but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense,</p><p class="line2">but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>A gossip betrays a confidence,</p><p class="line2">but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For lack of guidance a nation falls,</p><p class="line2">but victory is won through many advisers.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer,</p><p class="line2">but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>A kindhearted woman gains honor,</p><p class="line2">but ruthless men gain only wealth.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Those who are kind benefit themselves,</p><p class="line2">but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>A wicked person earns deceptive wages,</p><p class="line2">but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Truly the righteous attain life,</p><p class="line2">but whoever pursues evil finds death.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> detests those whose hearts are perverse,</p><p class="line2">but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,</p><p class="line2">but those who are righteous will go free.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout</p><p class="line2">is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The desire of the righteous ends only in good,</p><p class="line2">but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>One person gives freely, yet gains even more;</p><p class="line2">another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>A generous person will prosper;</p><p class="line2">whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>People curse the one who hoards grain,</p><p class="line2">but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Whoever seeks good finds favor,</p><p class="line2">but evil comes to one who searches for it.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Those who trust in their riches will fall,</p><p class="line2">but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,</p><p class="line2">and the fool will be servant to the wise.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,</p><p class="line2">and the one who is wise saves lives.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/11-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>If the righteous receive their due on earth,</p><p class="line2">how much more the ungodly and the sinner!</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotebot">Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum <i>When the wicked die, their hope perishes;<br />     all they expected from</i></span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div 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