Proverbs 11:14-24

14 Where there is ¹no guidance, a people falls, ²but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.

15 ³Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm, but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.

16 ⁴A gracious woman gets honor, and ⁵violent men get riches.

17 ⁶A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.

18 The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who ⁷sows righteousness gets a sure reward.

19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness ⁸will live, but ⁹he who pursues evil will die.

20 Those of ¹⁰crooked heart are ¹¹an abomination to the LORD, but those of ¹²blameless ways are ¹³his delight.

21 ¹⁴Be assured, ¹⁵an evil person will not go unpunished, but ¹⁶the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

22 Like ¹⁷a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good; ¹⁸the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

24 ¹⁹One gives ²⁰freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.