Proverbs 11:1-8

1 The LORD detests dishonest scales, but delights in an accurate weight.

2 When pride comes, so does shame, but wisdom brings humility.

3 Integrity guides the virtuous, but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.

4 Riches don't help in the day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death.

5 The righteousness of the innocent makes their path straight, but the wicked fall in their wickedness.

6 Those who do right are saved by their righteousness, but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires.

7 When the wicked die, their hope perishes. Yes, any hope based on money perishes.

8 The righteous are saved from distress, and the wicked take their place.