Proverbs 11:15-22

¹⁵A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man: And he hates the sound of safety.

¹⁶A gracious wife brings glory to her husband: But a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonor. The slothful come to want: But the diligent support themselves with wealth.

¹⁷A merciful man does good to his own soul: But the merciless destroys his own body.

¹⁸An ungodly man performs unrighteous works: But the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.

¹⁹A righteous son is born for life: But the persecution of the ungodly ends in death.

²⁰Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: But all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.

²¹He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: But he that sows righteousness shall receive a faithful reward.

²²As an ornament in a swine’s snout, So is beauty to an ill-minded woman.