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