Provérbios 11

1 *ch. 16:11;20:10,23;See Lev. 19:35,36A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,

*[ch. 12:22]but a just weight is his delight.

2 *ch. 16:18;18:12;29:23;[Dan. 4:30,31] When pride comes, then comes disgrace,

but with *Mic. 6:8the humble is wisdom.

3 *ch. 13:6The integrity of the upright guides them,

*ch. 19:3but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

4 *Zeph. 1:18;See ch. 10:2Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,

*[Gen. 7:1]but righteousness delivers from death.

5 The righteousness of the blameless *ch. 3:6keeps his way straight,

but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.

6 *[See ver. 4above] The righteousness of the upright delivers them,

but the treacherous *See Ps. 7:15,16are taken captive by their lust.

7 When the wicked dies, his *ch. 10:28hope will perish,

and *See Job 8:13,14the expectation of wealth*11:7 Or of his strength, or of iniquity perishes too.

8 *ver. 6;[ch. 21:18]The righteous is delivered from trouble,

and the wicked walks into it instead.

9 With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,

but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

10 *[ch. 28:12;Esth. 8:15]When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,

and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.

11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,

but *Ps. 10:7by the mouth of the wicked *[ch. 14:1;29:8]it is overthrown.

12 Whoever *ch. 14:21;[Matt. 7:1]belittles his neighbor lacks sense,

but a man of understanding remains silent.

13 Whoever *ch. 20:19;Lev. 19:16goes about slandering reveals secrets,

but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.

14 Where there is *ch. 15:22;20:18;24:6no guidance, a people falls,

*ch. 15:22;20:18;24:6but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.

15 *[ch. 6:1;Job 17:3]Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,

but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.

16 *[ch. 31:30] A gracious woman gets honor,

and *[Luke 11:21]violent men get riches.

17 *[Matt. 5:7]; See Matt. 25:34-40A man who is kind benefits himself,

but a cruel man hurts himself.

18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,

but one who *Hos. 10:12;Gal. 6:8,9;[James 3:18]sows righteousness gets a sure reward.

19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness *ch. 10:16;19:23will live,

but *[Rom. 6:23;Gal. 6:8]he who pursues evil will die.

20 Those of *[ch. 17:20] crooked heart are *ch. 12:22;16:5an abomination to the Lord,

but those of *ch. 13:6;Ps. 119:1blameless ways are *1 Chr. 29:17his delight.

21 *ch. 16:5Be assured, *ch. 12:7;[Ps. 37:2,9]; See Isa. 28:15-18an evil person will not go unpunished,

but *See Ps. 112:2the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

22 Like *[Gen. 24:47;Isa. 3:21;Ezek. 16:12]a gold ring in a pig’s snout

is a beautiful woman without discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,

*Rom. 2:8,9the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

24 *ch. 13:7One gives *Ps. 37:21;112:9;[ch. 19:17]freely, yet grows all the richer;

another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

25 *See 2 Cor. 9:6-11Whoever brings blessing *ch. 13:4;28:25will be enriched,

and *[Matt. 7:2]one who waters will himself be watered.

26 *ch. 24:24The people curse him who holds back grain,

but *[Job 29:13] a blessing is on the head of him who *[Gen. 42:6]sells it.

27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,*11:27 Or acceptance

but evil comes to *See Ps. 7:16him who searches for it.

28 Whoever *See Ps. 49:6trusts in his riches will fall,

but the righteous will *Jer. 17:8;See Ps. 92:12flourish like a green leaf.

29 Whoever *ch. 15:27troubles his own household will *[Eccles. 5:16]inherit the wind,

and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

30 The fruit of the righteous is *See ch. 3:18a tree of life,

and whoever *Dan. 12:3;James 5:20;See 1 Cor. 9:19-22captures souls is wise.

31 If *[Jer. 25:29;1 Pet. 4:18]the righteous is repaid on earth,

how much more the wicked and the sinner!