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Proverbs 11

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

2 When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

3 The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

4 Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

5 The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

6 The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

7 At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.

8 The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

9 With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

10 When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

11 By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

12 He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

13 He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered.

14 When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.

15 He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.

16 A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

17 The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

19 So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

20 The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

21 Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.

22 Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.

23 The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

24 A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

25 He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.

26 He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.

27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

28 He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

31 If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!

Orthodox Jewish Bible OJB

1 1 A balance of mirmah (dishonesty, deception) is abomination to Hashem, but an even shelemah (perfect stone, just weight) is His ratzon.

2 When zadon (pride) cometh, then cometh kalon (shame, disgrace), but with the humble is chochmah.

3 The integrity of the yesharim (upright ones) shall guide them, but the deceit of the bogedim (treacherous ones) shall destroy them.

4 Hon (riches) profit not in the yom evrah (day of wrath), but tzedakah (righteousness) delivereth from mavet.

5 The tzidkat tamim (righteousness of the blameless) shall make his derech straight, but the rasha shall fall by his own evil.

6 The tzidkat yesharim shall deliver them, but bogedim (treacherous ones) shall be caught in their own evil desire.

7 At the mot adam rasha, his tikveh shall perish, and the expectation of his [surviving] strong ones perisheth.

8 The tzaddik is delivered out of tzoros, but the rashah cometh on to take his place.

9 A chanef (hypocrite, man without G-d) with his peh (mouth) destroyeth his re’a, but through da’as (knowledge) shall the tzaddikim be delivered.

10 When it goeth well with the tzaddikim, the city rejoiceth, and when the resha’im perish, there is rinnah (joyful shouting).

11 By the birkat yesharim the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the peh (mouth) of the resha’im.

12 He that is devoid of lev [of understanding] despiseth his re’a, but an ish tevunot holdeth his peace.

13 A bringer of rekhil (gossip, rekhilut) revealeth sod (secrets, confidences), but he that is of a ne’eman ruach concealeth the matter.

14 Where no strategic policy is, the nation falls, but in the multitude of yoetz (counsellors, advisors) there is teshu’ah (victory, safety).

15 He that is guaranty for a zar shall suffer for it, and he that hateth pledging collateral is secure.

16 An eshet chen retaineth kavod (honor, respect), but ruthless men retain osher.

17 The ish chesed (merciful man) doeth good to his own nefesh, but he that is cruel harmeth his own self.

18 The reshah worketh a wage of sheker, but to him that soweth tzedakah (righteousness) shall be a sachar emes (sure reward).

19 As tzedakah (righteousness) leadeth to Chayyim, so he that pursueth ra’ah pursueth it to his own mot (death).

20 They that are of a perverse lev are an abomination to Hashem, but such as are upright in their derech are His delight.

21 Though yad join in yad, the rah shall not go unpunished, but the zera of the tzaddikim shall be delivered.

22 As a ring of zahav in the snout of a chazir, so is an isha yafah which is without ta’am (judgment, discretion).

23 The ta’avat tzaddikim is only tov, but the tikveh of the resha’im is wrath.

24 There is that which scattereth, and yet increaseth more; and there is that which withholdeth more than is yosher, but it leadeth to machsor (want, need, poverty).

25 The nefesh brocha (generous person) shall be made to prosper, and he that watereth shall be refreshed also himself.

26 He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him, but brocha shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

27 He that diligently seeketh tov procureth ratzon, but he that seeketh ra’ah, it shall come unto him.

28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the tzaddik shall flourish like the green leaf.

29 He that troubleth his own bais shall inherit the ruach (wind), and the fool shall be eved to the chacham lev.

30 The p’ri tzedek is Etz Chayyim, and he that winneth nefashot is chacham (wise).

31 If the tzaddik are recompensed on ha’aretz (the earth), much more the rashah and the choteh (sinner).