Proverbs 11:1–11
The Lord detests dishonest scales,q
but accurate weights find favor with him.r
2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,s
but with humility comes wisdom.t
3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.u
4 Wealthv is worthless in the day of wrath,w
but righteousness delivers from death.x
5 The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,y
but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.z
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.a
7 Hopes placed in mortals die with them;b
all the promise ofa their power comes to nothing.c
8 The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
and it falls on the wicked instead.d
9 With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.e
10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;f
when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.g
11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,h
but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.i