Proverbs 11:3-22

³When a just man dies he leaves regret: But the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy.

⁵Righteousness traces out blameless paths: But ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.

⁶The righteousness of upright men delivers them: But transgressors are caught in their own destruction.

⁷At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: But the boast of the ungodly perishes.

⁸A righteous man escapes from a snare, And the ungodly man is delivered up in his place.

⁹In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: But the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.

¹⁰In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers:

¹¹But by the mouths of ungodly men it is overthrown.

¹²A man void of understanding sneers at his fellow citizens: But a sensible man is quiet.

¹³A double-tongued man discloses the secret counsels of an assembly: But he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters.

¹⁴They that have no guidance fall like leaves: But in much counsel there is safety.

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.