# Proverbs 11 
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1. A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight. 
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2. When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom. 
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3. The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. 
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4. Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. 
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5. The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness. 
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6. The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust. 
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7. When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too. 
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8. The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead. 
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9. With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. 
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10. When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness. 
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11. By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown. 
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12. Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent. 
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13. Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered. 
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14. Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. 
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15. Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm, but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure. 
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16. A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches. 
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17. A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself. 
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18. The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward. 
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19. Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die. 
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20. Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight. 
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21. Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered. 
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22. Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. 
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23. The desire of the righteous ends only in good, the expectation of the wicked in wrath. 
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24. One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. 
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25. Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. 
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26. The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it. 
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27. Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it. 
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28. Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. 
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29. Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart. 
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30. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise. 
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31. If the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner! 

(ESV)