Proverbs 11

Question 1

Proverbs 11:1

Answer 1

A deceptive balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
But a just weight is His delight.

Question 2

Proverbs 11:2

Answer 2

When arrogance comes, then comes disgrace,
But with the meek is wisdom.

Question 3

Proverbs 11:3

Answer 3

The integrity of the upright will lead them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

Question 4

Proverbs 11:4

Answer 4

Wealth will not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness will deliver from death.

Question 5

Proverbs 11:5

Answer 5

The righteousness of the blameless will make his way straight,
But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

Question 6

Proverbs 11:6

Answer 6

The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will be captured by their own desire.

Question 7

Proverbs 11:9

Answer 7

With his mouth the godless man corrupts his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued.

Question 8

Proverbs 11:11

Answer 8

By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

Question 9

Proverbs 11:12

Answer 9

He who despises his neighbor lacks a heart of wisdom,
But a man of discernment keeps silent.

Question 10

Proverbs 11:13

Answer 10

He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
But he who is faithful in spirit conceals a matter.

Question 11

Proverbs 11:14

Answer 11

Where there is no guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is salvation.

Question 12

Proverbs 11:15

Answer 12

If one becomes a guarantor for a stranger, he will surely suffer,
But he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.

Question 13

Proverbs 11:17

Answer 13

The man of lovingkindness deals bountifully with his soul,
But the cruel man brings trouble on his flesh.

Question 14

Proverbs 11:18

Answer 14

The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.

Question 15

Proverbs 11:19

Answer 15

He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life,
And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.

Question 16

Proverbs 11:20

Answer 16

Those with a crooked heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
But those of a blameless way are His delight.

Question 17

Proverbs 11:21

Answer 17

Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the seed of the righteous will escape.

Question 18

Proverbs 11:22

Answer 18

As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout
So is a beautiful woman who turns away from discretion.

Question 19

Proverbs 11:23

Answer 19

The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the hope of the wicked is wrath.

Question 20

Proverbs 11:24

Answer 20

There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who holds back what is rightly due, and yet results only in want.

Question 21

Proverbs 11:25

Answer 21

The soul that blesses will be enriched,
And he who waters will himself be watered.

Question 22

Proverbs 11:27

Answer 22

He who earnestly seeks good seeks favor,
But he who searches for evil, evil will come to him.

Question 23

Proverbs 11:28

Answer 23

He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

Question 24

Proverbs 11:29

Answer 24

He who troubles his own house will inherit wind,
And the ignorant fool will be a slave to the wise of heart.

Question 25

Proverbs 11:30

Answer 25

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise wins souls.

Question 26

Proverbs 11:31

Answer 26

If the righteous will be repaid in the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!