Proverbs 11:1-31 NET

[1] The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but an accurate weight is his delight. [2] After pride came, disgrace followed; but wisdom came with humility. [3] The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. [4] Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. [5] The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness. [6] The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires. [7] When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and hope based on power has perished. [8] A righteous person was delivered out of trouble, then a wicked person took his place. [9] With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered. [10] When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy. [11] A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked. [12] The one who denounces his neighbor lacks sense, but a discerning person keeps silent. [13] The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter. [14] When there is no guidance a nation falls, but there is success in the abundance of counselors. [15] The one who has put up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands is secure. [16] A generous woman gains honor, and ruthless men seize wealth. [17] A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble. [18] The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward. [19] True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death. [20] The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight. [21] Be assured that the evil person will not be unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous have escaped harm. [22] Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion. [23] The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. [24] One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty. [25] A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied. [26] People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it. [27] The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil-it will come to him. [28] The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. [29] The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person. [30] The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise. [31] If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!