{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/proverbs/11","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T09:20:58.392Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":11,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":10,"nextChapter":12,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":31},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"When it goeth well with the just the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish there shall be praise. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be secure. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"A gracious woman shall find glory: and the strong shall have riches. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"A merciful man doth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel casteth off even his own kindred. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things, death. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"A golden ring in a swine's snout, a woman fair and foolish. "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation. "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want. "},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"The soul which blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself. "},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell. "},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them. "},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf. "},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise. "},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise. "},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"If the just man receive in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 11 (DRB)","markdown":"[Proverbs 11](https://primebible.com/drb/proverbs/11)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/proverbs/11 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}