Proverbs 11:10-20

10 When good [is with] the righteous, [the] city rejoices, and with the perishing of the wicked, jubilation.
11 By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.
12 He who lacks {sense} belittles his neighbor, but a person of intelligence will remain silent.
13 A gossip walks [about] telling a secret, but the trustworthy in spirit keeps [the] matter.
14 Where there is no guidance, a nation shall fall, but [there is] safety in an abundance of counsel.
15 He will suffer trouble when he loans to a stranger, but he who refuses a pledge is safe.
16 A woman of grace receives honor, but the ruthless gets wealth.
17 A person of kindness rewards himself, but a cruel [person] harms his own flesh.
18 The wicked earns {deceptive gain}, but he who sows righteousness, a {true reward}.
19 He who is steadfast in righteousness [is] to life as he who pursues evil [is] to death.
20 An abomination of Yahweh [are] the {crooked of heart}, but his delight [are] {those with blameless ways}.

Footnotes 9

  • [a]. Literally "heart"
  • [b]. Or "people"
  • [c]. Or "soul," or "inner self"
  • [d]. Or "does, makes"
  • [e]. Literally "gain of deception"
  • [f]. Literally "a reward of truth"
  • [g]. Hebrew "and"
  • [h]. Literally "crooked ones of heart"; "heart" may also be translated "mind"
  • [i]. Literally "blameless ones of ways"
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