Proverbs 11:4-14

4 Wealth does not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness will deliver from death.

5 The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight, but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.

6 The righteousness of the upright will save them, but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.

7 With the death of a wicked person, hope will die, and the expectation of the godless perishes.

8 The righteous is delivered from trouble, but the wicked enters into it.

9 With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

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.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "heart"
• [b] Or "people"