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Proverbs - Chapter 11

	Pro 11:1	Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight [is] His delight.
	Pro 11:2	When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble [is] wisdom.
	Pro 11:3	The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.
	Pro 11:4	Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
	Pro 11:5	The righteousness of the blameless will direct [fn] his way aright, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
	Pro 11:6	The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the unfaithful will be caught by [their] lust.
	Pro 11:7	When a wicked man dies, [his] expectation will perish, And the hope of the unjust perishes.
	Pro 11:8	The righteous is delivered from trouble, And it comes to the wicked instead.
	Pro 11:9	The hypocrite with [his] mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
	Pro 11:10	When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; And when the wicked perish, [there is] jubilation.
	Pro 11:11	By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
	Pro 11:12	He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor, But a man of understanding holds his peace.
	Pro 11:13	A talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.
	Pro 11:14	Where [there is] no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors [there is] safety.
	Pro 11:15	He who is surety for a stranger will suffer, But one who hates being surety is secure.
	Pro 11:16	A gracious woman retains honor, But ruthless [men] retain riches.
	Pro 11:17	The merciful man does good for his own soul, But [he who is] cruel troubles his own flesh.
	Pro 11:18	The wicked [man] does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness [will have] a sure reward.
	Pro 11:19	As righteousness [leads] to life, So he who pursues evil [pursues it] to his own death.
	Pro 11:20	Those who are of a perverse heart [are] an abomination to the LORD, But [the] blameless in their ways [are] His delight.
	Pro 11:21	[Though they] [join] forces, [fn] the wicked will not go unpunished; But the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.
	Pro 11:22	[As] a ring of gold in a swine's snout, [So is] a lovely woman who lacks discretion.
	Pro 11:23	The desire of the righteous [is] only good, [But] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath.
	Pro 11:24	There is [one] who scatters, yet increases more; And there is [one] who withholds more than is right, But it [leads] to poverty.
	Pro 11:25	The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself.
	Pro 11:26	The people will curse him who withholds grain, But blessing [will be] on the head of him who sells [it].
	Pro 11:27	He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, But trouble will come to him who seeks [evil].
	Pro 11:28	He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage.
	Pro 11:29	He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind, And the fool [will be] servant to the wise of heart.
	Pro 11:30	The fruit of the righteous [is a] tree of life, And he who wins souls [is] wise.
	Pro 11:31	If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth, How much more the ungodly and the sinner.

NKJV Footnotes:

(11:5) Or make smooth or straight
(11:21) Literally hand to hand

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