Proverbs 11:7-23

⁷When a wicked man dieth, his hope vanisheth; and the expectation of his children is lost.

⁸The righteous is delivered out of distress, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

⁹With his mouth doth the hypocrite destroy his neighbor; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.

¹⁰When it goeth well with the righteous, the town rejoiceth loudly: and when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

¹¹Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted; but through the mouth of the wicked it is pulled down.

¹²He that despiseth his neighbor is void of sense; but a man of understanding maintaineth silence.

¹³He that walketh about as talebearer revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

¹⁴Where there is no wise guidance, a people must fall: but it will obtain help through the multitude of counsellors.

¹⁵With evil will he be overwhelmed that is surety for a stranger: but he that hateth giving the hand as pledge is safe.

¹⁶A woman endowed with grace will surely obtain honor; and the powerful will obtain riches.

¹⁷The man of kindness doth good to his own soul; but he that troubleth his own flesh is cruel.

¹⁸The wicked practiseth a work of falsehood; but he that soweth righteousness obtaineth the reward of truth.

¹⁹He who is firm in righteousness attaineth to life: and he that pursueth evil doth it to his own death.

²⁰An abomination of the Lord are those of a perverse heart; but his favor is for those who are unblemished in their way.

²¹The hand of God being against his hand, the bad man shall not go unpunished; but the seed of the righteous shall escape.

²²As a golden ring in a swine's snout, so is a handsome woman that hath thrown off discretion.

²³The desire of the righteous is only good: but the hope of the wicked is the wrath of God.