{"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/ylt/proverbs/11","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T09:48:36.897Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":11,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":10,"nextChapter":12,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":31},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly is wisdom."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked is singing."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Evil one suffereth when he hath been surety for a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible men retain riches."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing is for the head of him who is selling."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant is the fool to the wise of heart."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls is wise."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 11 (YLT)","markdown":"[Proverbs 11](https://primebible.com/ylt/proverbs/11)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/proverbs/11 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}