Verse 12
Proverbs 11:12
Free Bible Version
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People who run down their neighbors have no sense; someone who's sensible keeps quiet.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בָּז לְ/רֵעֵ֥/הוּ חֲסַר לֵ֑ב וְ/אִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנ֣וֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ
English Translation
He who despises his neighbor lacks heart, but a man of understanding remains silent.
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Chapter 11 Context
1
The Lord hates dishonest scales, but accurate weights please him.
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With pride comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
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3
Honesty guides the good, but deceit destroys liars.
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4
Wealth won't help you on judgment day, but goodness saves you from death.
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5
The goodness of the innocent keeps them on track, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
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6
The goodness of those who live right will save them, but the dishonest are trapped by their own desi...
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7
When a wicked person dies, their hopes die with them; what the godless look forward to is gone.
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8
The good are saved from trouble, while the wicked get into trouble.
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9
Godless people mouth off and destroy their neighbors, but the good are saved by wisdom.
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10
The whole town celebrates when good people are successful; they also shout for joy when the wicked d...
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11
Ethical people are a blessing to a town, but what the wicked say destroys it.
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12
People who run down their neighbors have no sense; someone who's sensible keeps quiet.
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A gossip goes around telling secrets, but trustworthy people keep confidences.
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14
A nation falls without good guidance, but they are saved through much wise counsel.
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15
You'll get into trouble if you guarantee a stranger's loans—you're far safer if you refuse to make s...
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16
If you're kind, you'll be rewarded; but if you're cruel, you'll hurt yourself.
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17
The wicked earn wages that cheat them, but those who sow goodness reap a genuine reward.
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18
Do what's right, and you will live; chase after evil and you will die.
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19
The Lord hates perverted minds, but is happy with those who live moral lives.
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20
You can be certain of this: the wicked won't go unpunished, but the good will be saved.
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21
Good people want what's best, but what the wicked hope for ends in death.
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22
If you give generously you receive more, but if you keep back what you should give, you end up poor.
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23
If you're generous, you'll become rich; give someone a drink of water, and you'll be given one in re...
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24
People curse those who hoard grain; but they bless those who sell.
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25
If you look to do good, you'll be appreciated; but if you look for evil, you'll find it!
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26
If you trust in your riches, you'll fall; but if you do good, you'll flourish like green leaves.
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27
If you cause trouble in your family, you'll inherit nothing but air. Stupid people end up as servant...
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28
The fruit of the good is a tree of life, and the wise person saves people.
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29
If the good are repaid here on earth, how much more will the wicked who sin be repaid!
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