Proverbs 11:1-31 (NIV)
Proverbs 11
1 The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.
2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes; all he expected from his power comes to nothing.
8 The righteous man is rescued from trouble, and it comes on the wicked instead.
9 With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
12 A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue.
13 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
14 For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure.
15 He who puts up security for another will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.
16 A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
18 The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
19 The truly righteous man attains life, but he who pursues evil goes to his death.
20 The LORD detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
24 One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
25 A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
26 People curse the man who hoards grain, but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.
27 He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil comes to him who searches for it.
28 Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
29 He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
6 examples of shame through pride:
1. Lucifer (Isaiah 14:12-14; Ezekiel 28:11-17) 2. Miriam (Numbers 12:10) 3. Uzziah (2 Chronciles 26:16-21) 4. Nebuchanezzar (Daniel 4:30) 5. Moab (Zephaniah 2:8-10) 6. Ninevah (Zephaniah 2:15)
4 examples of wisdom to the lowly:
1. Joseph (Genesis 41:16, 38-39) 2. Solomon (1 Kings 3:5-13) 3. Daniel (2:20-21) 4. Jesus Christ (Luke 2:40, 51; Isaiah 11:1)
3 examples of guiding integrity:
1. Joseph (Genesis 39:4,22-23; 50;25) 2. Jesus Christ (Luke 2:40, 52; 1 Peter 2:21) 3. Paul (Galatians 2:20)
7 examples of perverseness:
1. Israel (Deuteronomy 1:43-44) 2. Balaam (Numbers 22:32; 31:8) 3. Hophni and Phinehas (1 Samuel 2:25; 4:11) 4. Saul (1 Samuel 15:23) 5. Absalom (2 Samuel 15:3-6) 6. Ahithophel (2 Samuel 17:1-23) 7. Ahab (1 Kings 21:25-26; 22:34-37)
3 examples of perishing hope:
1. Balaam's (Number 23:10; 31:8) 2. Absalom's (2 Samuel 18) 3. The rich fool's (Luke 12:16-21)
3 examples of the righteous delivered and the wicked perishing in their place:
1. Mordecai and Hman (Eshtehr 7:9-10) 2. Daniel and accusers (Daniel 6) 3. Israel and Egyptians (Exodus 14)
3 examples of joy in the righteous:
1. Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 29:3-36; 30:26) 2. Nehemiah (Nehemiah 2; 6:15; 8:17) 3. Mordecai (Esther 8:15-16)
3 examples of the wicked perishing:
1. Pharaoh (Exodus 15) 2. Sisera (Judges 5) 3. Athaliah (2 Kings 11:20)
6 examples of blessing by kindness:
1. The Kenites (1 Samuel 15:6) 2. David (1 Samuel 30:11-20) 3. Jonathan (2 Samuel 9:7; 21:7) 4. Job (Job 42:10) 5. Cornelius (Acts 10:4) 6. The Maltese (Acts 28:1-10)
6 examples of troubling self:
1. Cain (Genesia 4:10-12) 2. Joseph's brethren (Genesis 37; 42:21) 3. Adoni-bezek (Judges 1:6-7) 4. Agag (1 Samuel 15:33) 5. Haman (Esther 9:25) 6. Jonah (Jonah 4:1-3)
4 examples of deceitful workers:
1. Pharaoh (Exodus 1:20) 2. The Gibeonites (Joshua 9:4-21) 3. Absalom (2 Samuel 15) 4. Caiaphas (John 11:49-50)
5 examples of reward by right sowing:
1. Noah (Genesis 6:22; 7:1; Hebrews 11:7) 2. Abraham (Hebrews 6:15) 3. Joseph (Genesis 37-41) 4. Simeon (Luke 2:25-32) 5. Paul (1 Corinthians 9:1; 2 Timothy 4:7-8)
6 examples of being God's delight:
1. Enoch (Hebrews 11:5) 2. Noah (Genesis 6:8) 3. Israel (Deuteronomy 10:15) 4. The upright (Proverbs 11:20) 5. Saints and the excellent (Psalm 16:3) 6. Jesus Christ (Isaiah 42:1)
5 examples of judging wicked rebels:
1. The Babel builders (Genesis 11:1-9) 2. Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19) 3. Korah and company (Numbers 16) 4. Canaanite kings (Joshua 9-10) 5. The ten kings (Revelation 17-19)
4 examples - seed of righteous delivered:
1. Noah and family (Genesis 6-8) 2. Lot and family (Genesis 19:17-29) 3. The Jews (Esther 7-9) 4. The Hebrew children (Daniel 3)
3 examples of liberality blessed:
1. Widow (1 Kings 17:10) 2. The Shunammite (2 Kings 4:8, 37) 3. Publius (Acts 28:7-8)
