Proverbs 11 Flashcards
Proverbs 11:1
A deceptive balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
But a just weight is His delight.
Proverbs 11:2
When arrogance comes, then comes disgrace,
But with the meek is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:3
The integrity of the upright will lead them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:4
Wealth will not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness will deliver from death.
Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the blameless will make his way straight,
But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
Proverbs 11:6
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will be captured by their own desire.
Proverbs 11:9
With his mouth the godless man corrupts his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued.
Proverbs 11:11
By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
Proverbs 11:12
He who despises his neighbor lacks a heart of wisdom,
But a man of discernment keeps silent.
Proverbs 11:13
He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
But he who is faithful in spirit conceals a matter.
Proverbs 11:14
Where there is no guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is salvation.
Proverbs 11:15
If one becomes a guarantor for a stranger, he will surely suffer,
But he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
Proverbs 11:17
The man of lovingkindness deals bountifully with his soul,
But the cruel man brings trouble on his flesh.
Proverbs 11:18
The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.
Proverbs 11:19
He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life,
And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
Proverbs 11:20
Those with a crooked heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
But those of a blameless way are His delight.
Proverbs 11:21
Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the seed of the righteous will escape.
Proverbs 11:22
As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout
So is a beautiful woman who turns away from discretion.
Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the hope of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 11:24
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.
Proverbs 11:25
The soul that blesses will be enriched,
And he who waters will himself be watered.
Proverbs 11:27
He who earnestly seeks good seeks favor,
But he who searches for evil, evil will come to him.
Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
Proverbs 11:29
He who troubles his own house will inherit wind,
And the ignorant fool will be a slave to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise wins souls.
Proverbs 11:31
If the righteous will be repaid in the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!
