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| | Pro 11:1 | A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight.
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| | Pro 11:2 | When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom.
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| | Pro 11:3 | The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
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| | Pro 11:4 | Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
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| | Pro 11:5 | The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
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| | Pro 11:6 | The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.
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| | Pro 11:7 | When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish, And the hope of strong men perishes.
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| | Pro 11:8 | The righteous is delivered from trouble, But the wicked takes his place.
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| | Pro 11:9 | With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
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| | Pro 11:10 | When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
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| | Pro 11:11 | By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
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| | Pro 11:12 | He who despises his neighbor lacks sense, But a man of understanding keeps silent.
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| | Pro 11:13 | He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
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| | Pro 11:14 | Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory.
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| | Pro 11:15 | He who is guarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it, But he who hates being a guarantor is secure.
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| | Pro 11:16 | A gracious woman attains honor, And ruthless men attain riches.
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| | Pro 11:17 | The merciful man does himself good, But the cruel man does himself harm.
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| | Pro 11:18 | The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.
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| | Pro 11:19 | He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life, And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
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| | Pro 11:20 | The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the blameless in their walk are His delight.
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| | Pro 11:21 | Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished, But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.
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| | Pro 11:22 | As a ring of gold in a swine's snout So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
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| | Pro 11:23 | The desire of the righteous is only good, But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
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| | Pro 11:24 | There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.
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| | Pro 11:25 | The generous man will be prosperous, And he who waters will himself be watered.
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| | Pro 11:26 | He who withholds grain, the people will curse him, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
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| | Pro 11:27 | He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
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| | Pro 11:28 | He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
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| | Pro 11:29 | He who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.
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| | Pro 11:30 | The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
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| | Pro 11:31 | If the righteous will be rewarded in the earth, How much more the wicked and the sinner!
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| Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. |
