Proverbs 11:22-31

22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

25 A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

26 People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

27 Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.

28 Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.

31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

Cross References

• 1. 1 Chronicles 29:17; Isaiah 32:8
• 2. Proverbs 22:9; Matthew 5:7; 2 Corinthians 9:6-9
• 3. Esther 7:10; Psalms 7:15-16
• 4. Job 31:24-28; S Psalms 49:6; S Psalms 52:7; Psalms 62:10; Jeremiah 9:23; Jeremiah 48:7; Mark 10:25; 1 Timothy 6:17
• 5. Psalms 1:3; Psalms 52:8; Psalms 92:12-14; Jeremiah 17:8
• 6. Proverbs 14:19
• 7. S Genesis 2:9; S Proverbs 10:11; James 5:20
• 8. Proverbs 13:21; Jeremiah 25:29; Jeremiah 49:12; 1 Peter 4:18