Parallel Bible results for "Proverbs 11:1-6"

Proverbs 11:1-6

1 God hates cheating in the marketplace; he loves it when business is aboveboard.

1 The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.

2 The stuck-up fall flat on their faces, but down-to-earth people stand firm.

2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

3 The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin.

3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

4 A thick bankroll is no help when life falls apart, but a principled life can stand up to the worst.

4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

5 Moral character makes for smooth traveling; an evil life is a hard life.

5 The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

6 Good character is the best insurance; crooks get trapped in their sinful lust.

6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.