Proverbs [Sayings] 11:11-28

¹¹By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

¹²One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

¹³One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

¹⁴Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.

¹⁵He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.

¹⁶A chen ·gracious· woman obtains kavod ·weighty glory·, but violent men obtain riches.

¹⁷The man of cheshed ·loving-kindness· does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

¹⁸Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

¹⁹He who is truly upright gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

²⁰Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Adonai , but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

²¹Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the upright will be delivered.

²²Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

²³The desire of the upright is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

²⁴There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.

²⁵The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.

²⁶People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

²⁷He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

²⁸He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the upright shall flourish as the green leaf.