Proverbs 10:22–11:8

22 The blessing of the Lordw brings wealth,x

without painful toil for it.y

23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,z

but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

24 What the wicked dreada will overtake them;b

what the righteous desire will be granted.c

25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,

but the righteous stand firmd forever.e

26 As vinegar to the teeth and smokef to the eyes,

so are sluggards to those who send them.g

27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life,h

but the years of the wicked are cut short.i

28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,

but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.j

29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,

but it is the ruin of those who do evil.k

30 The righteous will never be uprooted,

but the wicked will not remain in the land.l

31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,m

but a perverse tonguen will be silenced.

32 The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,o

but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.p

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