Proverbs 11

1 Scales of deceit [are] an abomination to YHWH, and a whole stone [is] His delight.

2 Pride has come, and shame also comes, and with the humble [is] wisdom.

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

4 Wealth will not profit in the day of wrath, and righteousness delivers from death.

5 The righteousness of a blameless one makes his way straight, and in his wickedness a wicked one will fall.

6 The righteousness of the upright ones will deliver them, and by their own desires those acting treacherously are captured.

7 With the death of a wicked man, expectation perishes, and the hope of his vigor perishes.

8 A righteous one is drawn out from distress, and it comes to the wicked in his place.

9 With the mouth a godless one destroys his neighbor, and with knowledge righteous ones will be delivered.

10 In the good of the righteous ones a city rejoices, and in the destruction of wicked ones [is] a shout of joy.

11 By the blessing of the upright a city is lifted high, and by the mouth of the wicked ones it is torn down.

12 The one despising his neighbor [is] lacking of heart, and a man of understanding keeps quiet.

13 One going about slandering is revealing secret counsel, and the one faithful of spirit conceals the matter.

14 Without counsels, a people falls, and salvation [is] in many giving counsel.

15 One will surely suffer evil if he pledges for [for] a stranger, and one who hates striking hands remains secure.

16 A woman of grace grasps honor, and the ruthless ones grasp riches.

17 A man of kindness deals well [with] his soul, and a cruel one troubles his flesh.

18 A wicked one makes a reward of deception, and the one sowing righteousness [has] a wage of truth.

19 Rightly [is] righteousness for life, and the one pursuing evil [is] unto his own death.

20 The crooked of heart are an abomination to YHWH, and those blameless in [their] way [are] His delight.

21 Hand to hand, a wicked one is not acquitted, and the seed of the righteous will escape [punishment].

22 A ring of gold in the nose of a pig, [is] a beautiful woman lacking discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good, and the hope of the wicked [is] wrath.

24 There is one dispersing, and increasing more, and one withholding from uprightness, only for lack.

25 A soul of blessing is made fat, and the one who drenches, he also will sprout.

26 The one withholding grain, the people will curse him, and blessing [is] on the head of the one selling.

27 The one earnestly seeking good seeks favor, and the one seeking evil, it will come to him.

28 The one trusting in his riches, he will fall, and the righteous ones will sprout like the leaf.

29 The one troubling his own house will inherit the wind, and the fool [is] servant to the wise of heart.

30 The fruit of a righteous one [is] a tree of life, and the one taking souls [is] wise.

31 Behold, a righteous one will be repaid in the land, surely also the ungodly and the sinner!