Thematic Bible

Proverbs 11:1

The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight.

Proverbs 11:2

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 11:3

The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them.

Proverbs 11:4

Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.

Proverbs 11:5

The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.

Proverbs 11:6

The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.

Proverbs 11:7

When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.

Proverbs 11:8

The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead.

Proverbs 11:9

With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

Proverbs 11:10

When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.

Proverbs 11:11

A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.

Proverbs 11:12

The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent.

Proverbs 11:13

The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.

Proverbs 11:14

When there is no guidance a nation falls, but there is success in the abundance of counselors.

Proverbs 11:15

The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure.

Proverbs 11:16

A generous woman gains honor, and ruthless men seize wealth.

Proverbs 11:17

A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

Proverbs 11:18

The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

Proverbs 11:19

True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

Proverbs 11:20

The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

Proverbs 11:21

Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

Proverbs 11:22

Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.

Proverbs 11:23

What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.

Proverbs 11:24

One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

Proverbs 11:25

A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.

Proverbs 11:26

People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.

Proverbs 11:27

The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil -- it will come to him.

Proverbs 11:28

The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

Proverbs 11:29

The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

Proverbs 11:31

If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!