Proverbs 11:13-23

13 A gossip goes around revealing a secret, but the trustworthy keeps a confidence.[a]
14 Without guidance, people fall, but with many counselors there is deliverance.[b]
15 If someone puts up security for a stranger, he will suffer for it,[c] but the one who hates such agreements is protected.
16 A gracious woman gains honor, but violent[d] men gain [only] riches.
17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings disaster on himself.[e]
18 The wicked man earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.[f]
19 Genuine righteousness [leads] to life,[g] but pursuing evil [leads] to death.
20 Those with twisted minds are detestable to the Lord, but those with blameless conduct are His delight.[h]
21 Be assured[i] that the wicked will not go unpunished,[j] but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
22 A beautiful woman who rejects good sense is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.
23 The desire of the righteous [turns out] well,[k] but the hope of the wicked [leads to] wrath.[l]

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