Proverbs 11  Tree of Life Version

11 Dishonest scales are an abomination to Adonai,
but an accurate weight is His delight.
² When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with the humble is wisdom.
³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
⁴ Riches make no profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.
⁵ The righteousness of the blameless man makes his way straight,
but the wicked man is brought down by his wickedness.
⁶ The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their desire.

⁷ When the wicked dies, his hope perishes,
and the hope of the strong vanishes.
⁸ The righteous is rescued from trouble.
Instead it comes on the wicked.
⁹ With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
¹⁰ When the righteous do well, a city rejoices.
When the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
¹¹ Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.

¹⁶ A gracious woman gains honor,
but ruthless men seize riches.
¹⁷ A kind man does his own soul good,
but a cruel man harms his own flesh.
¹⁸ The wicked earn deceptive wages,
but a sower of righteousness reaps a true reward.
¹⁹ Steadfast righteousness leads to life,
but pursuing evil ends in death.
²⁰ Perverse hearts are an abomination to Adonai.
His favor is on those blameless in their ways.
²¹ Be sure,^[a] the evil will not go unpunished,
but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
²² Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
²³ The desire of the righteous is only good,
but the hope of the wicked only wrath.
²⁴ One gives freely, yet gains even more.
Another withholds unjustly, and comes to poverty.
²⁵ A soul who blesses will prosper,
and one who gives water will himself be satisfied.
²⁶ People curse anyone withholding grain,
but blessing is on the head of one who dispenses it.
²⁷ A person who diligently seeks good finds favor,
but to one who searches for evil, evil comes to him!
²⁸ Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
²⁹ Whoever troubles his own household will inherit wind,
and the fool will be a servant to the wise-hearted.
³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and whoever wins souls is wise.
³¹ If the righteous is rewarded on earth,
how much more the wicked and the sinner!^[b]