Proverbs 11

¹A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but accurate weights are his delight.†⇄ (21 connections)

²When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

³The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

⁴Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

⁵The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.†⇄ (11 connections)

⁶The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

⁷When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.

⁸A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.

⁹With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.

¹⁰When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.

¹¹By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

¹²One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

¹³One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.†⇄ (7 connections)

¹⁴Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.†⇄ (20 connections)

¹⁵He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.†⇄ (12 connections)

¹⁶A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.

¹⁷The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.†⇄ (6 connections)

¹⁸Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.† (1 connection)

¹⁹He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

²⁰Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

²¹Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.† (1 connection)

²²Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.†⇄ (6 connections)

²³The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.† (1 connection)

²⁴There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.†⇄ (8 connections)

²⁵The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.†⇄ (10 connections)

²⁶People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.†⇄ (19 connections)

²⁷He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

²⁸He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

²⁹He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

³⁰The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.† (1 connection)

³¹Behold, the righteous shall be repaid on the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!†⇄ (2 connections)