Proverbs 11:1-11 ▼

1 Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to YHWH, || And a perfect weight [is] His delight.

2 Pride has come, and shame comes, || And wisdom [is] with the lowly.

3 The integrity of the upright leads them, || And the perverseness of the treacherous destroys them.

4 Wealth does not profit in a day of wrath, || And righteousness delivers from death.

5 The righteousness of the perfect makes his way right, || And by his wickedness the wicked fall.

6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, || And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perishes, || And the expectation of the iniquitous has been lost.

8 The righteous is drawn out from distress, || And the wicked goes in instead of him.

9 A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth, || And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.

10 A city exults in the good of the righteous, || And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.

11 By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, || And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.