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Prov.|11:1|-|A false |a|balance is an abomination to Jehovah,But a full weight is His delight.
Prov.|11:2|-|When pride comes, then comes dishonor;But wisdom is with the humble.
Prov.|11:3|-|The integrity of the upright will guide them,But the perverseness of the treacherous will destroy them.
Prov.|11:4|-||a|Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,But righteousness delivers from death.
Prov.|11:5|-|The righteousness of the perfect man will make his way straight,But the wicked man will fall by his own wickedness.
Prov.|11:6|-|The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,But the treacherous will be taken in their own craving.
Prov.|11:7|-|When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish;And the hope of the strong perishes.
Prov.|11:8|-|The righteous man is delivered out of trouble,And the wicked man comes into it instead of him.
Prov.|11:9|-|With his mouth the profane man destroys his neighbor,But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
Prov.|11:10|-|When it goes well with the righteous, the city exults;And when the wicked perish, there is a ringing shout.
Prov.|11:11|-|By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted,But it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.
Prov.|11:12|-|He who despises his neighbor lacks sense,But a man of understanding keeps silent.
Prov.|11:13|-||a|He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.
Prov.|11:14|-|Where no sound counsel is, the people fall;But in the |a|multitude of counselors there is safety.
Prov.|11:15|-|He who is surety for a stranger will surely be troubled,But he who hates giving pledges is secure.
Prov.|11:16|-|A gracious woman lays hold of honor,And violent men lay hold of riches.
Prov.|11:17|-|The |a|merciful man rewards his own soul,But the cruel troubles his own flesh.
Prov.|11:18|-|The wicked man earns deceitful wages,But he who |a|sows righteousness gets a true reward.
Prov.|11:19|-|He who is steadfast in righteousness shall attain to life,And he who pursues evil advances to his own death.
Prov.|11:20|-|Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah,But those who are perfect in their way are His delight.
Prov.|11:21|-||1|Be assured: The evil man will not go unpunished;But the seed of the righteous will be delivered.
Prov.|11:22|-|Like a nose-ring of gold in a pig’s snout,So is a beautiful woman who is without discretion.
Prov.|11:23|-|The desire of the righteous is only good,But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Prov.|11:24|-|There is one who |a|scatters and increases yet more,And there is one who withholds what is appropriate but ends up only in want.
Prov.|11:25|-|The |a|blessing soul will prosper,And he who waters will also be watered himself.
Prov.|11:26|-|As for him who withholds grain, the people will curse him;But blessing will be upon the head of him who sells it.
Prov.|11:27|-|He who diligently seeks good seeks favor;But as for him who searches after evil, it will come to him.
Prov.|11:28|-|He who |a|trusts in his riches will fall,But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
Prov.|11:29|-|He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind,And a fool will be servant to the wise in heart.
Prov.|11:30|-|The fruit of the righteous man is a tree of life,And he who is wise wins |a|souls.
Prov.|11:31|-|If the righteous man will be |a|recompensed on the earth,How much more the wicked man and the sinner!
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