mkjv - Proverbs:11-13

mkjv@Proverbs:11:1 @ False balances [are] hateful to the LORD; but a just weight [is] His delight.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:2 @ Pride comes, then shame comes; but with the lowly [is] wisdom.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:3 @ The integrity of the upright shall guide them; but the crookedness of traitors shall destroy them.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:4 @ Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:5 @ The righteousness of the perfect shall make his way right, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:6 @ The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but deceivers shall be taken in lust.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:7 @ When a wicked man dies, his hope shall perish; and the hope of evil ones shall be lost.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:8 @ The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes [in] his place.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:9 @ A hypocrite corrupts [his] neighbor with [his] mouth; but through knowledge the just shall be delivered.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:10 @ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; and when the wicked are destroyed, [there is] singing.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:11 @ By the blessing of the upright the city is lifted up, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:12 @ One despising his friend lacks heart, but a man of understanding remains silent.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:13 @ One going with slander is a revealer of secrets, but the faithful of spirit keeps the matter hidden.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:14 @ Where [there is] no wisdom, the people fall; but in the multitude of wise men [there is] safety.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:15 @ He who is surety for a stranger shall be ruined; and he who hates suretyship is safe.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:16 @ A gracious woman keeps honor, and the strong keep riches.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:17 @ The merciful man does good to his own soul, but [he who is] cruel troubles his own flesh.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:18 @ The wicked makes a deceitful wage; but one sowing righteousness [has] a sure reward.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:19 @ So righteousness [tends] to life; but one pursuing evil, [it is] to his own death.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:20 @ They who are of a perverse heart [are] hateful to the LORD, but the upright in the way [are] His delight.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:21 @ [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:22 @ [Like] a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, [so is] a beautiful woman who turns aside discretion.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:23 @ The desire of the righteous [is] only good; the hope of the wicked [is] wrath.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:24 @ There is one who scatters and yet increases; but one who withholds just due [comes] only to poverty.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:25 @ The soul who gives freely shall be made fat; and he who waters shall also be watered himself.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:26 @ He who withholds grain, the people shall curse him; but blessing [is] on the head of him who sells.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:27 @ He who carefully seeks good gets favor; but he who seeks mischief, it shall come to him.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:28 @ He who trusts in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall blossom like a branch.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:29 @ He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise in heart.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:30 @ The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he who takes souls [is] wise.

mkjv@Proverbs:11:31 @ Behold, the righteous shall be rewarded in the earth; much more the wicked and the sinner.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:1 @ Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge; but he who hates correction [is] like a brute [animal].

mkjv@Proverbs:12:2 @ The good gets grace from the LORD, but He will condemn a man of wicked thoughts.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:3 @ A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:4 @ A woman of virtue [is] a crown to her husband, but she who causes shame [is] like rottenness in his bones.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:5 @ The thoughts of the righteous [are] right; the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:6 @ The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:7 @ The wicked are overthrown, and [are] gone; but the house of the righteous shall stand.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:8 @ A man shall be praised according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:9 @ Better is one] despised, and having a servant, than he honoring himself and lacks bread.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:10 @ A righteous one understands the soul of his animal; but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:11 @ He who tills his land shall be satisfied [with] bread; but he who follows vanities lacks heart.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:12 @ The wicked desires the net of evils; but the root of the righteous yields [fruit].

mkjv@Proverbs:12:13 @ The wicked [is] snared by the transgression of [his] lips, but the just shall come out of trouble.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:14 @ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth, and the reward of a man's hands shall be given to him.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:15 @ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes, but he who listens to advice [is] wise.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:16 @ A fool's vexation is known in a day, but the astute one covers shame.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:17 @ He who breathes truth shows forth righteousness, but a false witness deceit.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:18 @ There are those who speak like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:19 @ The lips of truth shall be established forever, but only] while I wink [is] a lying tongue.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:20 @ Deceit [is] in the heart of those who imagine evil, but to counselors of peace [there is] joy.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:21 @ No evil shall happen to the just, but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:22 @ Lying lips [are] hateful to the LORD, but those who deal truly [are] His delight.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:23 @ A wise man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools cries out foolishness.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:24 @ The hand of the hard worker shall bear rule, but the lazy shall be under service.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:25 @ Heaviness in the heart of man makes it stoop, but a good word makes it glad.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:26 @ The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbor, but the way of the wicked seduces them.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:27 @ The lazy one does not start after his game, but the wealth of a hard worker [is] precious.

mkjv@Proverbs:12:28 @ In the way of righteousness [is] life, and in that pathway [there is] no death.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:1 @ A wise son [heeds] his father's instruction, but a scorner does not hear rebuke.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:2 @ From the fruit of [his] mouth a man shall eat good, but the soul of the treacherous [eats] violence.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:3 @ He who keeps his mouth keeps his life; he who opens his lips wide, [it is] ruin to him.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:4 @ The soul of the sluggard desires and [has] nothing; but the soul of the hard worker shall be made fat.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:5 @ The righteous hates lying, but the wicked one is odious and acts shamefully.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:6 @ Righteousness guards the perfect of way, but wickedness subverts A sin-offering.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:7 @ There are [those] who act rich, yet have nothing; and those who act poor, yet [have] great riches.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:8 @ The ransom of a man's life [is] his riches, but the poor does not hear rebuke.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:9 @ The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:10 @ Only by pride comes argument, but with those who take advice [is] wisdom.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:11 @ Wealth gotten by vanity shall be taken away, but he who gathers by hand shall increase.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:12 @ Hope put off makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled [is] a tree of life.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:13 @ Whoever despises the Word shall be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:14 @ The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:15 @ Good understanding gives favor, but the way of traitors [is] ever flowing.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:16 @ Every wise one deals with knowledge, but a fool lays open [his] folly.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:17 @ A wicked messenger falls into mischief, but a faithful ambassador [is] health.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:18 @ Poverty and shame [shall be to] him who refuses instruction, but he who listens to correction shall be honored.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:19 @ The desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but [it is] hateful to fools to turn from evil.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:20 @ He who walks with the wise shall be wise, but a companion [with] fools shall be destroyed.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:21 @ Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:22 @ A good [man] leaves an inheritance to his sons' sons, and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:23 @ Much food [is] in the plowed ground of the poor, but when [there is] no justice, it is swept away.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:24 @ He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him early.

mkjv@Proverbs:13:25 @ The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall lack.

mkjv@Proverbs:14:1 @ A wise woman builds her house, but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.