Proverbs 11:1-9

1 False scales are an abomination to ADONAI, but accurate weights please him.

2 First comes pride, then disgrace; but with the humble is wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the duplicity of the treacherous destroys them.

4 On the day of wrath, wealth doesn't help; but righteousness rescues from death.

5 The righteousness of the innocent levels their way, but wickedness of the wicked makes them fall.

6 The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own intrigues.

7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes; what he hopes for from evil comes to nothing.

8 The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked comes to take his place.

9 With his mouth the hypocrite can ruin his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.