# Proverbs 11

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/11

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. Deceitful balances are an abomination to Yahweh, but a perfect stone is his delight.
2. When pride arrives, then shame arrives, but wisdom is with the humble.
3. The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the betrayers destroys them.
4. Riches offer no benefit on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
5. The righteousness of the blameless straightens his path, but the wicked falls by his wickedness.
6. The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are caught by their mischief.
7. Hope perishes at a wicked man's death, and the hope of the unjust perishes.
8. The righteous is rescued from distress, and the wicked comes in his place.
9. The hypocrite destroys his neighbor with his mouth, but the righteous are delivered through knowledge.
10. When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
11. The blessing of the upright raises the city, but the mouth of the wicked tears it down.
12. Whoever despises his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of discretion stays silent.
13. A gossip reveals a confidence, but one of faithful spirit conceals the matter.
14. Where there is no counsel, the people fall, but deliverance is in a multitude of counselors.
15. Whoever pledges for a stranger will suffer harm, but he who hates pledges is secure.
16. A gracious woman retains honor, but ruthless men retain riches.
17. A kind man benefits his own soul, but a cruel man troubles his own flesh.
18. The wicked earns deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness receives a faithful reward.
19. As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil goes to his death.
20. Perverse-hearted people are an abomination to Yahweh, but those blameless in their way are his delight.
21. Hand in hand, the wicked do not go free, but the offspring of the righteous escape.
22. A gold nose ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.
23. The righteous desire nothing but good; the hope of the wicked is wrath.
24. One scatters and increases even more, but one who withholds more than is right comes only to lack.
25. A generous soul will be enriched, and whoever refreshes will himself be refreshed also.
26. People curse whoever withholds grain, but blessing rests on the seller's head.
27. Whoever diligently seeks good obtains favor, but whoever seeks out evil—it will come upon him.
28. He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a leaf.
29. The one who troubles his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
30. A righteous person's fruit is a tree of life, and one who gains souls is wise.
31. Indeed, the righteous will be requited on earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!

## Nearby chapters

[Proverbs 10](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/10.md)
[Proverbs 12](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/12.md)

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