Proverbs 11:7-15

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.