Proverbs 11:1-11 ▼

1 Dishonest scales are detestable to the LORD, but an accurate weight is his delight.

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

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

4 Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death.

5 The righteousness of the blameless clears his path, but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

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

7 When the wicked person dies, his expectation comes to nothing, and hope placed in wealth vanishes.

8 The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in.

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

10 When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices; when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.

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