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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 11-12
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Proverbs 11:1
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The Lord detests dishonest scales,(a) but accurate weights find favor with him.(b)
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Proverbs 11:2
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When pride comes, then comes disgrace,(c) but with humility comes wisdom.(d)
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Proverbs 11:3
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The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(e)
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Proverbs 11:4
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Wealth(f) is worthless in the day of wrath,(g) but righteousness delivers from death.(h)
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Proverbs 11:5
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The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,(i) but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.(j)
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Proverbs 11:6
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The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(k)
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Proverbs 11:7
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Hopes placed in mortals die with them;(l) all the promise of[a] their power comes to nothing.(m)
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Proverbs 11:8
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The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.(n)
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Proverbs 11:9
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With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.(o)
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Proverbs 11:10
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When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;(p) when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.(q)
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Proverbs 11:11
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Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,(r) but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.(s)
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Proverbs 11:12
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Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense,(t) but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.(u)
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Proverbs 11:13
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A gossip betrays a confidence,(v) but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.(w)
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Proverbs 11:14
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For lack of guidance a nation falls,(x) but victory is won through many advisers.(y)
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Proverbs 11:15
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Whoever puts up security(z) for a stranger will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.(aa)
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Proverbs 11:16
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A kindhearted woman gains honor,(ab) but ruthless men gain only wealth.
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Proverbs 11:17
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Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.
Proverbs 11:18
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A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(ac)
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Proverbs 11:19
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Truly the righteous attain life,(ad) but whoever pursues evil finds death.(ae)
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Proverbs 11:20
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The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,(af) but he delights(ag) in those whose ways are blameless.(ah)
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Proverbs 11:21
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Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.(ai)
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Proverbs 11:22
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Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
Proverbs 11:23
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The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
Proverbs 11:24
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One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
Proverbs 11:25
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A generous(aj) person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.(ak)
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Proverbs 11:26
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People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God's blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
Proverbs 11:27
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Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.(al)
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Proverbs 11:28
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Those who trust in their riches will fall,(am) but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.(an)
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Proverbs 11:29
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Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.(ao)
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Proverbs 11:30
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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(ap) and the one who is wise saves lives.
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Proverbs 11:31
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If the righteous receive their due(aq) on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
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Proverbs 12:1
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Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.(a)
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Proverbs 12:2
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Good people obtain favor from the Lord ,(b) but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.(c)
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Proverbs 12:3
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No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.(d)
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Proverbs 12:4
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A wife of noble character(e) is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.(f)
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Proverbs 12:5
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The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Proverbs 12:6
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The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.(g)
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Proverbs 12:7
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The wicked are overthrown and are no more,(h) but the house of the righteous stands firm.(i)
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Proverbs 12:8
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A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped(j) mind is despised.
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Proverbs 12:9
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Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
Proverbs 12:10
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The righteous care for the needs of their animals,(k) but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
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Proverbs 12:11
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Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.(l)
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Proverbs 12:12
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The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.
Proverbs 12:13
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Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,(m) and so the innocent escape trouble.(n)
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Proverbs 12:14
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From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things,(o) and the work of their hands brings them reward.(p)
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Proverbs 12:15
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The way of fools seems right to them,(q) but the wise listen to advice.(r)
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Proverbs 12:16
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Fools(s) show their annoyance at once,(t) but the prudent overlook an insult.(u)
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Proverbs 12:17
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An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.(v)
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Proverbs 12:18
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The words of the reckless pierce like swords,(w) but the tongue of the wise brings healing.(x)
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Proverbs 12:19
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Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Proverbs 12:20
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Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.(y)
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Proverbs 12:21
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No harm overtakes the righteous,(z) but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
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Proverbs 12:22
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The Lord detests lying lips,(aa) but he delights(ab) in people who are trustworthy.(ac)
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Proverbs 12:23
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The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,(ad) but a fool's heart blurts out folly.(ae)
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Proverbs 12:24
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Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.(af)
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Proverbs 12:25
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Anxiety weighs down the heart,(ag) but a kind word cheers it up.
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Proverbs 12:26
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The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(ah)
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Proverbs 12:27
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The lazy do not roast[a] any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
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Proverbs 12:28
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In the way of righteousness there is life;(ai) along that path is immortality.
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