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  11:1 ¶
False balances are an abomination before the Lord: but a just weight is acceptable unto him. |
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11:1 ¶
A falseº
balanceº
[is] abominationº
to Yahweh:º
but a justº
weightº
[is] his delight.º |
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11:2
Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace: but the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom. |
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11:2
[When] prideº
cometh,ºº
then comethºº
shame:º
but withº
the lowlyºº
[is] wisdom.º |
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11:3
When a just man dies he leaves regret: but the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy. |
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11:3
The integrityº
of the uprightº
shall guideºº
them: but the perversenessº
of transgressorsºº
shall destroyºººº
them. |
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11:4
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11:4
Richesº
profitºº
notº
in the dayº
of wrath:º
but righteousnessº
deliverethºº
from death.ºº |
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11:5
Righteousness traces out blameless paths: but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing. |
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11:5
The righteousnessº
of the perfectº
shall directºº
his way:º
but the wickedº
shall fallºº
by his own wickedness.º |
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11:6
The righteousness of upright men delivers them: but transgressors are caught in their own destruction. |
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11:6
The righteousnessº
of the uprightº
shall deliverºº
them: but transgressorsºº
shall be takenºº
in [their own] naughtiness.º |
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11:7
At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: but the boast of the ungodly perishes. |
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11:7
When a wickedº
manº
dieth,º
[his] expectationº
shall perish:ºº
and the hopeº
of unjustº
[men] perisheth.ºº |
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11:8
A righteous man escapes from a snare, and the ungodly man is delivered up in his place. |
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11:8
The righteousº
is deliveredº
outºº
of trouble,ºº
and the wickedº
comethºº
in his stead.º |
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11:9
In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: but the understanding of righteous men is prosperous. |
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11:9
An hypocriteº
with [his] mouthº
destroyethºº
his neighbour:º
but through knowledgeº
shall the justº
be delivered.ºº |
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11:10
In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers: |
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11:10
When it goeth wellº
with the righteous,º
the cityº
rejoiceth:ºº
and when the wickedº
perish,ºº
[there is] shouting.º |
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11:11
but by the mouth of ungodly men it is overthrown. |
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11:11
By the blessingº
of the uprightº
the cityº
is exalted:ºº
but it is overthrownºº
by the mouthº
of the wicked.º |
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11:12
A man void of understanding sneers at [his fellow] citizens: but a sensible man is quiet. |
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11:12
He that is voidº
of wisdomº
despisethºº
his neighbour:º
but a manº
of understandingº
holdeth his peace.ºº |
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11:13
A double-tongued man discloses the [secret] counsels of an assembly: but he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters. |
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11:13
A talebearerººº
revealethºº
secrets:º
but he that is of a faithfulºº
spiritº
concealethºº
the matter.º |
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11:14
They that have no guidance fall like leaves: but in much counsel there is safety. |
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11:14
Where noº
counselº
[is], the peopleº
fall:ºº
but in the multitudeº
of counsellorsºº
[there is] safety.º |
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11:15
A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man: and he hates the sound of safety. |
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11:15
He that is suretyºº
for a strangerºº
shall smartºººº
[for it]: and he that hatethºº
suretishipºº
is sure.ºº |
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11:16
A gracious wife brings glory to her husband: but a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonour. The slothful come to want: but the diligent support themselves with wealth. |
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11:16
A graciousº
womanº
retainethºº
honour:º
and strongº
[men] retainºº
riches.º |
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11:17
A merciful man does good to his own soul: but the merciless destroys his own body. |
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11:17
The mercifulº
manº
doeth goodºº
to his own soul:º
but [he that is] cruelº
troublethºº
his own flesh.º |
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11:18
An ungodly man performs unrighteous works: but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth. |
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11:18
The wickedº
workethºº
a deceitfulº
work:º
but to him that sowethºº
righteousnessº
[shall be] a sureº
reward.º |
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11:19
A righteous son is born for life: but the persecution of the ungodly [ends] in death. |
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11:19
Asº
righteousnessº
[tendeth] to life:º
so he that pursuethºº
evilº
[pursueth it] to his own death.º |
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11:20
Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: but all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him. |
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11:20
They that are of a frowardº
heartº
[are] abominationº
to Yahweh:º
but [such as are] uprightº
in [their] wayº
[are] his delight.º |
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11:21
He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: but he that sows righteousness he shall receive a faithful reward. |
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11:21
[Though] handº
[join] in hand,º
the wickedº
shall notº
be unpunished:ºº
but the seedº
of the righteousº
shall be delivered.ºº |
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11:22
As an ornament in a swine's snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded women. |
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11:22
[As] a jewelº
of goldº
in a swine'sº
snout,º
[so is] a fairº
womanº
which is withoutºº
discretion.º |
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11:23
All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish. |
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11:23
The desireº
of the righteousº
[is] onlyº
good:º
[but] the expectationº
of the wickedº
[is] wrath.º |
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11:24
There are [some] who scatter their own, and make it more: and there are [some] also who gather, [yet] have less. |
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11:24
There isº
that scattereth,ºº
and yetº
increaseth;ºº
and [there is] that withholdethºº
more than is meet,ºº
but [it tendeth] to poverty.º |
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11:25
Every sincere soul is blessed: but a passionate man is not graceful. |
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11:25
The liberalº
soulº
shall be made fat:ºº
and he that waterethºº
shall be wateredºº
alsoº
himself.º |
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11:26
May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation: but blessing be on the head of him that gives [it]. |
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11:26
He that withholdethºº
corn,º
the peopleº
shall curseººº
him: but blessingº
[shall be] upon the headº
of him that sellethºº
[it]. |
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11:27
He that devises good [counsels] seeks good favour: but [as for] him that seeks after evil, [evil] shall overtake him. |
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11:27
He that diligently seekethºº
goodº
procurethºº
favour:º
but he that seekethºº
mischief,º
it shall comeºº
unto him. |
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11:28
He that trusts in wealth shall fall; but he that helps righteous men shall rise. |
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11:28
Heº
that trustethºº
in his richesº
shall fall:ºº
but the righteousº
shall flourishºº
as a branch.º |
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11:29
He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise man. |
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11:29
He that troublethºº
his own houseº
shall inheritºº
the wind:º
and the foolº
[shall be] servantº
to the wiseº
of heart.º |
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11:30
Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life; but the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time. |
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11:30
The fruitº
of the righteousº
[is] a treeº
of life;º
and he that winnethºº
soulsº
[is] wise.º |
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11:31
If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? |
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11:31
Behold,º
the righteousº
shall be recompensedºº
in the earth:º
much moreºº
the wickedº
and the sinner.ºº |
