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11:1  Dishonest scales are detestable to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
11:2  When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
11:3  The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.
11:4  Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death.
11:5  The righteousness of the blameless clears his path, but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.
11:6  The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.
11:7  When the wicked man dies, his expectation comes to nothing, and hope placed in wealth vanishes.
11:8  The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in.
11:9  With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
11:10  When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices, and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.
11:11  A city is built up by the blessing of the upright, but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.
11:12  Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense, but a man with understanding keeps silent.
11:13  A gossip goes around revealing a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
11:14  Without guidance, people fall, but with many counselors there is deliverance.
11:15  If someone puts up security for a stranger, he will suffer for it, but the one who hates such agreements is protected.
11:16  A gracious woman gains honor, but violent men gain only riches.
11:17  A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings disaster on himself.
11:18  The wicked man earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
11:19  Genuine righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil leads to death.
11:20  Those with twisted minds are detestable to the LORD, but those with blameless conduct are His delight.
11:21  Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
11:22  A beautiful woman who rejects good sense is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.
11:23  The desire of the righteous turns out well, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.
11:24  One person gives freely, yet gains more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
11:25  A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water.
11:26  People will curse anyone who hoards grain, but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.
11:27  The one who searches for what is good finds favor, but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.
11:28  Anyone trusting in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like foliage.
11:29  The one who brings ruin on his household will inherit the wind, and a fool will be a slave to someone whose heart is wise.
11:30  The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives.
11:31  If the righteous will be repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and sinful.