Thematic Bible
Proverbs 11:1 (show verse)
The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.
Proverbs 11:2 (show verse)
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 11:3 (show verse)
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them.
Proverbs 11:4 (show verse)
Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.
Proverbs 11:5 (show verse)
The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.
Proverbs 11:6 (show verse)
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.
Proverbs 11:7 (show verse)
When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.
Proverbs 11:8 (show verse)
The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead.
Proverbs 11:9 (show verse)
With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
Proverbs 11:10 (show verse)
When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.
Proverbs 11:11 (show verse)
A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.
Proverbs 11:12 (show verse)
The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent.
Proverbs 11:13 (show verse)
The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
Proverbs 11:14 (show verse)
When there is no guidance a nation falls, but there is success in the abundance of counselors.
Proverbs 11:15 (show verse)
The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure.
Proverbs 11:16 (show verse)
A generous woman gains honor, and ruthless men seize wealth.
Proverbs 11:17 (show verse)
A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.
Proverbs 11:18 (show verse)
The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.
Proverbs 11:19 (show verse)
True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
Proverbs 11:20 (show verse)
The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.
Proverbs 11:21 (show verse)
Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.
Proverbs 11:22 (show verse)
Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.
Proverbs 11:23 (show verse)
What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.
Proverbs 11:24 (show verse)
One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.
Proverbs 11:25 (show verse)
A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.
Proverbs 11:26 (show verse)
People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.
Proverbs 11:27 (show verse)
The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil -- it will come to him.
Proverbs 11:28 (show verse)
The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
Proverbs 11:29 (show verse)
The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.
Proverbs 11:30 (show verse)
The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
Proverbs 11:31 (show verse)
If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!