Proverbs 11:1-Proverbs 12:28 - The Value Of Righteousness

¹ A FALSE balance is an abomination to LORD, but a just weight is his delight.

² When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the lowly is wisdom.

³ The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

⁴ Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

⁵ The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way, but the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

⁷ When a wicked man dies, [his] expectation shall perish, and the hope of iniquity perishes.

⁸ A righteous man is delivered out of trouble, and a wicked man comes in his stead.

⁹ The hypocrite destroys his neighbor with his mouth, but the righteous shall be delivered through knowledge.

¹⁰ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

¹² He who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

¹³ He who goes around as a tale-bearer reveals secrets, but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.

¹⁴ Where no wise guidance is, the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

¹⁵ He who is surety for a stranger shall smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.

¹⁶ A gracious woman obtains honor, and aggressive men obtain riches.

¹⁷ The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

¹⁸ A wicked man earns deceitful wages, but he who sows righteousness [has] a sure reward.

¹⁹ He who is steadfast in righteousness [comes] to life, and he who pursues evil [comes] to his own death.

²⁰ Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to LORD, but such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

²¹ Hand in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

²² A ring of gold in a swine's snout, [is] a fair woman who is without discretion.

²³ The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

²⁴ There is he who scatters, and increases yet more, and there he is who withholds more than is proper, but only to want.

²⁵ The generous soul shall be made prosperous, and he who waters shall also be watered himself.

²⁶ The people shall curse him who withholds grain, but a blessing shall be upon the head of him who sells 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 shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

²⁹ He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. And a foolish man shall be servant to a wise man of heart.

³⁰ The fruit of a righteous man is a tree of life, and he who is wise wins souls.

³¹ Behold, a righteous man shall be recompensed in the earth, how much more the wicked man and the sinner!

¹ He who loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is brutish.

² A good man shall obtain favor of LORD, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices.

³ A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

⁴ A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but she who makes ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are just. The counsels of the wicked are deceit.

⁶ The words of the wicked lay in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

⁷ The wicked are overthrown, and are not, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

⁸ A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

⁹ Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.

¹⁰ A righteous man regards the life of his beast, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who pursues vanities is void of understanding.

¹² A wicked man desires the net of evil men, but the root of the righteous gives.

¹³ A wicked man is snared by the transgression of [his] lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

¹⁴ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the actions of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.

¹⁵ The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise hearkens to counsel.

¹⁶ A fool's vexation is instantly known, but a prudent man conceals shame.

¹⁷ He who utters truth shows forth righteousness, but a FALSE witness, deceit.

¹⁸ There is he who speaks rashly like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is health.

¹⁹ The lips of truth shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

²⁰ Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but joy is to the counselors of peace.

²¹ There shall no mischief happen to a righteous man, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

²² Lying lips are an abomination to LORD, but those who deal truly are his delight.

²³ A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

²⁴ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be put under task work.

²⁵ Heaviness in the heart of a man makes it droop, but a good word makes it glad.

²⁶ A righteous man is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked causes them to err.

²⁷ The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

²⁸ Life is in the way of righteousness, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.