Proverbs 11:15–26

15 He who is aguarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it,

But he who hates 1being a guarantor is secure.

16 A agracious woman attains honor,

And ruthless men attain riches.

17 The amerciful man does 1himself good,

But the cruel man 2does himself harm.

18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,

But he who asows righteousness gets a true reward.

19 He who is steadfast in arighteousness will attain to life,

And bhe who pursues evil will bring about his own death.

20 The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord,

But the ablameless in their 1walk are His bdelight.

21 1Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,

But the 2descendants of the righteous will be delivered.

22 As a aring of gold in a swine’s snout

So is a beautiful woman who lacks 1discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good,

But the aexpectation of the wicked is wrath.

24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,

And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.

25 The 1agenerous man will be 2prosperous,

And he who bwaters will himself be watered.

26 He who withholds grain, the apeople will curse him,

But bblessing will be on the head of him who csells it.