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         <div class="label">11</div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.11.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">The L</span><span class="sc"><span class="content">ord</span></span><span class="content"> hates dishonest scales,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.11.1"><span class="content">but he is pleased with honest weights.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.11.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Pride leads only to shame;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.11.2"><span class="content">it is wise to be humble.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.11.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Good people will be guided by honesty;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.11.3"><span class="content">dishonesty will destroy those who are not trustworthy.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.11.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Riches will not help when it&#8217;s time to die,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.11.4"><span class="content">but right living will save you from death.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.11.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The goodness of the innocent makes life easier,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.11.5"><span class="content">but the wicked will be destroyed by their wickedness.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.11.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Doing right brings freedom to honest people,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.11.6"><span class="content">but those who are not trustworthy will be caught by their own desires.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.11.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">When the wicked die, hope dies with them;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.11.7"><span class="content">their hope in riches will come to nothing.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.11.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The good person is saved from trouble;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.11.8"><span class="content">it comes to the wicked instead.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.11.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">With words an evil person can destroy a neighbor,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.11.9"><span class="content">but a good person will escape by being resourceful.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.11.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">When good people succeed, the city is happy.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.11.10"><span class="content">When evil people die, there are shouts of joy.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.11.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Good people bless and build up their city,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.11.11"><span class="content">but the wicked can destroy it with their words.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.11.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">People without good sense find fault with their neighbors,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.11.12"><span class="content">but those with understanding keep quiet.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.11.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Gossips can&#8217;t keep secrets,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.11.13"><span class="content">but a trustworthy person can.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.11.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Without leadership a nation falls,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.11.14"><span class="content">but lots of good advice will save it.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.11.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Whoever guarantees to pay somebody else&#8217;s loan will suffer.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.11.15"><span class="content">It is safer to avoid such promises.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.11.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">A kind woman gets respect,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.11.16"><span class="content">but cruel men get only wealth.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.11.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Kind people do themselves a favor,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.11.17"><span class="content">but cruel people bring trouble on themselves.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.11.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">An evil person really earns nothing,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.11.18"><span class="content">but a good person will surely be rewarded.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.11.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Those who are truly good will live,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.11.19"><span class="content">but those who chase after evil will die.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.11.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">The L</span><span class="sc"><span class="content">ord</span></span><span class="content"> hates those with evil hearts</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.11.20"><span class="content">but is pleased with those who are innocent.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.11.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Evil people will certainly be punished,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.11.21"><span class="content">but those who do right will be set free.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.11.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">A beautiful woman without good sense</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.11.22"><span class="content">is like a gold ring in a pig&#8217;s snout.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.11.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Those who do right only wish for good,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.11.23"><span class="content">but the wicked can expect to be defeated by God&#8217;s anger.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.11.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Some people give much but get back even more.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.11.24"><span class="content">Others don&#8217;t give what they should and end up poor.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.11.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Whoever gives to others will get richer;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.11.25"><span class="content">those who help others will themselves be helped.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.11.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">People curse those who keep all the grain,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.11.26"><span class="content">but they bless the one who is willing to sell it.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.11.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Whoever looks for good will find kindness,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.11.27"><span class="content">but whoever looks for evil will find trouble.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.11.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">Those who trust in riches will be ruined,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.11.28"><span class="content">but a good person will be healthy like a green leaf.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.11.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Whoever brings trouble to his family</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.11.29"><span class="content">will be left with nothing but the wind.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.11.29"><span class="content">A fool will be a servant to the wise.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.11.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">A good person gives life to others;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.11.30"><span class="content">the wise person teaches others how to live.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.11.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Good people will be rewarded on earth,</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.11.31"><span class="content">and the wicked and the sinners will be punished.</span></span></div>
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The LORD hates dishonest scales,
but he is pleased with honest weights.
Pride leads only to shame;
it is wise to be humble.
Good people will be guided by honesty;
dishonesty will destroy those who are not trustworthy.
Riches will not help when it’s time to die,
but right living will save you from death.
The goodness of the innocent makes life easier,
but the wicked will be destroyed by their wickedness.
Doing right brings freedom to honest people,
but those who are not trustworthy will be caught by their own desires.
When the wicked die, hope dies with them;
their hope in riches will come to nothing.
The good person is saved from trouble;
it comes to the wicked instead.
With words an evil person can destroy a neighbor,
but a good person will escape by being resourceful.
When good people succeed, the city is happy.
When evil people die, there are shouts of joy.
Good people bless and build up their city,
but the wicked can destroy it with their words.
People without good sense find fault with their neighbors,
but those with understanding keep quiet.
Gossips can’t keep secrets,
but a trustworthy person can.
Without leadership a nation falls,
but lots of good advice will save it.
Whoever guarantees to pay somebody else’s loan will suffer.
It is safer to avoid such promises.
A kind woman gets respect,
but cruel men get only wealth.
Kind people do themselves a favor,
but cruel people bring trouble on themselves.
An evil person really earns nothing,
but a good person will surely be rewarded.
Those who are truly good will live,
but those who chase after evil will die.
The LORD hates those with evil hearts
but is pleased with those who are innocent.
Evil people will certainly be punished,
but those who do right will be set free.
A beautiful woman without good sense
is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.
Those who do right only wish for good,
but the wicked can expect to be defeated by God’s anger.
Some people give much but get back even more.
Others don’t give what they should and end up poor.
Whoever gives to others will get richer;
those who help others will themselves be helped.
People curse those who keep all the grain,
but they bless the one who is willing to sell it.
Whoever looks for good will find kindness,
but whoever looks for evil will find trouble.
Those who trust in riches will be ruined,
but a good person will be healthy like a green leaf.
Whoever brings trouble to his family
will be left with nothing but the wind.
A fool will be a servant to the wise.
A good person gives life to others;
the wise person teaches others how to live.
Good people will be rewarded on earth,
and the wicked and the sinners will be punished.

සවන් දෙන්න Proverbs 11