Proverbs · Majority Standard Bible
Proverbs 11 Majority Standard Bible
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1 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
1 A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.
2 When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
2 When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
4 Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
4 Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
7 When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
7 When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
8 The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.
9 With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
9 With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
10 When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
11 By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
12 Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
12 One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
13 A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
13 One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
14 For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
14 Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
15 He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
15 He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
16 A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
16 A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.
17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
17 The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
18 The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
19 Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
19 He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
20 The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
20 Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
21 Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
21 Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
24 One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
24 There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
25 A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
26 The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
26 People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
27 He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
29 He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid on the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
Cross references (31)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Deuteronomy 25:13–16; Proverbs 20:23; Proverbs 16:11; Leviticus 19:35–36; Proverbs 20:10
- 2 Proverbs 29:23; Proverbs 16:18–19; Proverbs 15:33; Luke 18:14; Proverbs 18:12
- 3 Proverbs 28:18; Proverbs 13:6; Psalm 25:21; Psalm 26:1; Proverbs 19:3
- 4 Zephaniah 1:18; Proverbs 10:2; Genesis 7:1; Ezekiel 7:19; 1 Timothy 4:8
- 5 Proverbs 5:22; Psalm 9:15–16; Proverbs 3:6; Esther 7:3–10; Proverbs 1:31–32
- 6 Ecclesiastes 10:8; 1 Kings 2:44; 1 Samuel 12:3–4; Psalm 7:15–16; Proverbs 5:22
- 7 Proverbs 10:28; Job 8:13–14; Job 11:20; Exodus 15:9–10; Psalm 146:4
- 8 Daniel 6:23–24; Proverbs 21:18; Esther 7:9–10; Isaiah 43:3–4
- 9 Proverbs 2:10–16; Proverbs 4:5–6; 1 John 2:27; 1 Timothy 4:1–3; Psalm 55:20–21
- 10 Proverbs 28:12; Psalm 58:10–11; Esther 8:15–16; Proverbs 28:28; Judges 5:31
- 11 Proverbs 14:34; Proverbs 29:8; James 3:6; 2 Chronicles 32:20–22; Job 22:30
- 12 Proverbs 10:19; 1 Peter 2:23; Luke 16:14; Luke 18:9; Proverbs 14:21
- 13 Proverbs 20:19; Proverbs 25:9; Leviticus 19:16; 1 Timothy 5:13; Proverbs 26:20–22
- 14 Proverbs 24:6; Proverbs 15:22; Proverbs 20:18; Proverbs 16:22; 1 Kings 12:1–19
- 15 Proverbs 17:18; Proverbs 6:1–5; Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 22:26–27
- 16 Proverbs 31:30–31; Luke 10:42; Acts 16:14–15; 1 Samuel 25:32–33; Acts 9:39
- 17 Matthew 5:7; James 2:13; Matthew 25:34–40; James 5:1–5; Daniel 4:27
- 18 Galatians 6:8–9; Ecclesiastes 10:8; Hosea 10:12–13; James 3:18; Psalm 126:5–6
- 19 Proverbs 10:16; Romans 2:8–9; Proverbs 12:28; Proverbs 19:23; Proverbs 7:22–23
- 20 Psalm 119:1; Psalm 140:13; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Proverbs 21:29; Proverbs 6:14
- 21 Psalm 112:1–2; Acts 2:39; Jeremiah 32:39; Psalm 37:26; Proverbs 16:5
- 22 1 Peter 3:3–4; Proverbs 31:30; Nahum 3:4–6; Proverbs 7:10; 2 Peter 2:22
- 23 Matthew 5:6; Psalm 37:4; Romans 2:8–9; Jeremiah 17:16; Psalm 10:17
- 24 Proverbs 19:17; Luke 6:38; Deuteronomy 15:10; Psalm 112:9; Ecclesiastes 11:6
- 25 Matthew 5:7; 2 Corinthians 9:6–9; Isaiah 58:7–11; Matthew 25:34–35; Isaiah 32:8
- 26 Job 29:13; Genesis 42:6; Amos 8:4–6; Proverbs 24:24
- 27 Psalm 7:15–16; Proverbs 17:11; Esther 7:10; Psalm 57:6; Psalm 9:15–16
- 28 1 Timothy 6:17; Jeremiah 17:8; Psalm 52:7–8; Psalm 1:3; Psalm 92:12–14
- 29 Ecclesiastes 5:16; Proverbs 14:19; Proverbs 15:27; Habakkuk 2:9–10; 1 Samuel 25:17
- 30 Daniel 12:3; James 5:20; 1 Corinthians 9:19–23; Proverbs 3:18; 1 Thessalonians 2:19
- 31 1 Peter 4:17–18; Jeremiah 25:29; 1 Corinthians 11:30–32; Proverbs 13:21; 2 Samuel 12:9–12
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