| 11 | Proverbs | ||
| 1 | A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but a just weight is his delight. | ||
| 2 | When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but with the humble is wisdom. | ||
| 3 | The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. | ||
| 4 | Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. | ||
| 5 | The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness. | ||
| 6 | The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust. | ||
| 7 | When the wicked dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to nought. | ||
| 8 | The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead. | ||
| 9 | With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbour, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. | ||
| 10 | 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 it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. | ||
| 12 | He who belittles his neighbour lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent. | ||
| 13 | He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing hidden. | ||
| 14 | Where there is no guidance, a people falls; but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. | ||
| 15 | He who gives surety for a stranger will smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure. | ||
| 16 | A gracious woman gets honour, and violent men get riches. | ||
| 17 | A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself. | ||
| 18 | A wicked man earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward. | ||
| 19 | He who is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die. | ||
| 20 | Men of perverse mind are an abomination to Yahweh, but those of blameless ways are his delight. | ||
| 21 | Be assured, an evil man will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will be delivered. | ||
| 22 | Like a gold ring in a swine's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. | ||
| 23 | The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath. | ||
| 24 | One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. | ||
| 25 | A liberal man will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. | ||
| 26 | The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it. | ||
| 27 | He who diligently seeks good seeks favour, but evil comes to him who searches for it. | ||
| 28 | He who trusts in his riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. | ||
| 29 | He who troubles his household will inherit wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise. | ||
| 30 | The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but lawlessness takes away lives. | ||
| 31 | If the righteous is requited on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner! | ||
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