Proverbs 11:1-11 ▼

1 A false ballaunce is an abomination vnto the Lorde: but a true wayght pleaseth him.

2 Where pryde is, there is shame also and confusion: but wheras is lowlinesse, there is wisdome.

3 The innocent dealyng of the iust shall leade them: but the wickednesse of the offendours shalbe their owne destruction.

4 Riches helpe not in the day of vengeaunce: but ryghteousnesse deliuereth from death.

5 The ryghteousnesse of the innocent ordereth his way: but the vngodly shall fall in his owne wickednesse.

6 The righteousnesse of the iust shall delyuer them: but the wicked shalbe taken in their owne vngodlynesse.

7 When an vngodly man dyeth, his hope is gone: the confidence of riches shall perishe.

8 The ryghteous shalbe delyuered out of trouble: and the vngodly shall come in his steade.

9 The dissembler with his mouth hurteth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the iust be deliuered.

10 When it goeth well with the ryghteous the citie is mery: and when the vngodly perishe there is gladnesse.

11 In the blessyng of the ryghteous the citie is exalted: but it is ouerthrowen by the mouth of the wicked.