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

¹ Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.

² Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly is wisdom.

³ The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

⁴ Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

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

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

⁷ In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

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

⁹ With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

¹⁰ In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, 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.

¹² Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

¹³ A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

¹⁴ Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.

¹⁵ Evil one suffereth when he hath been surety for a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

¹⁶ A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible men retain riches.

¹⁷ A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

¹⁸ The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.

¹⁹ Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.

²⁰ An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.

²¹ Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.

²² A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

²³ The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.

²⁴ There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

²⁵ A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.

²⁶ Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing is for the head of him who is selling.

²⁷ Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.

²⁸ Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

²⁹ Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant is the fool to the wise of heart.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls is wise.

³¹ Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!

¹ Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof is brutish.

² The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

³ A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.

⁴ A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones is one causing shame.

⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are justice, The counsels of the wicked -- deceit.

⁶ The words of the wicked are: 'Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.

⁷ Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, And the house of the righteous standeth.

⁸ According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh despised.

⁹ Better is the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.

¹⁰ The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹ Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

¹² The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.

¹³ In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.

¹⁴ From the fruit of the mouth is one satisfied with good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.

¹⁵ The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel is wise.

¹⁶ The fool -- in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.

¹⁷ Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness -- deceit.

¹⁸ A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

¹⁹ The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment -- a tongue of falsehood.

²⁰ Deceit is in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace is joy.

²¹ No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.

²² An abomination to Jehovah are lying lips, And stedfast doers are his delight.

²³ A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.

²⁴ The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

²⁵ Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.

²⁶ The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

²⁷ The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.

²⁸ In the path of righteousness is life, And in the way of that path is no death!