Proverbs 11 (UDB)

1When people use scales that are not correct; Yahweh is angry that they are stealing from their customers; he is delighted with those who use correct weights on the scales.Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

2People who are proud live in such a way that always ends in disgrace; people who are humble are the only ones who can learn about wisdom.When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

3People who keep their promises also make choices that lead them in the right way; those who cannot be trusted are destroyed by their own dishonesty.The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.

4Your money will not help you on the day Yahweh judges the world; but if you do what is right, you will be kept safe from many dangers, even death.Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

5When people are honest and good, they know where they should go and what they should do; but those who do evil find that their wickedness will destroy them.The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

6God rescues those who do what is right, but those who do what is evil become slaves to their desires.The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

7When a wicked person dies, all he hoped for in the future is lost; what he wanted to accomplish with his strength, will never happen.When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.

8The one who does what is right, Yahweh delivers from trouble; and Yahweh gives that trouble to the wicked.The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

9A person who has no kind of religious faith uses his words to destroy his neighbor; but people who do right will be saved by the knowledge they have gathered.With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

10When things go well for those who do what is right, those in their city are happy, and shouts of joy are heard when wicked people die.When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

11When there are people in the city who please God and they give good gifts to others, the city becomes great; but the words spoken by the wicked tear down the city.By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

12The one who treats his friend with contempt has no good judgment; a person who has learned what is important says nothing.Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.

13Those who spread gossip tell secrets to others, but a person you can trust will not talk about it.A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

14A nation will be destroyed if it does not have leaders who guide it wisely; but the nation will have victory when it listens to many advisors.For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

15If you promise to pay off a loan that is taken by a stranger, you will lose your money. You will be safe if you refuse to make any kind of agreement to pay someone else's debts.He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

16A kindhearted woman earns respect; but violent people take hold of riches.A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

17By their kindness to others kind people give good gifts to themselves, but one who is cruel hurts himself by his cruelty.A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

18Wicked people tell lies to make more money, but those who do what is right will be paid even more because they earned it.The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

19Those who do what is right will live, but those who do what is wrong will die.Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.

20Yahweh hates those who take good things and they twist them and they do bad things with them, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.

21It is certain that evil people will not escape their punishment. and the children of those who do right will be kept safe.Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

22If you see a gold ring in a pig's nose, that is very much like a beautiful woman who does not have good sense.Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

23Those who do what is right desire things that result in good, but the reward of the wicked is that they will experience Yahweh's wrath.The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

24Some people are generous and yet they become more wealthy; other people hold back more than they should and they become poor.One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

25Those who give generously to others will prosper; if you share your water with other people, you will have enough for yourself, too.A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

26People will curse the merchant who will not sell them grain, but they praise the one who sells it.The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.

27If you work hard and go out to find what is good, you will also find good will. but if you look for evil, you will find it.He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.

28Those who trust in their money will fall down, but those who do what is right will grow like a healthy tree.He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

29Those who bring troubles to their families will inherit nothing, and those who do foolish things will become the servants of those who are wise.He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

30Those who do what is right will be like a life giving tree, but acts of violence take away life.The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

31It is sure that those who do what is right will get what they truly deserve; but even more, the person who does bad things and the one who sins against Yahweh, will surely receive what they deserve.If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

Proverbs 11

Dishonest Scales

You’ve read Proverbs 11

Go Deeper

Proverbs 11

Dishonest Scales

You’ve read Proverbs 11

Go Deeper