Proverbs 11-12

Proverbs 11

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁰In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked is singing.

¹¹By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Proverbs 12

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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