Deceitful scales are an abomination before the Lord, but a just weight is acceptable to him.
The Koine Bible
The Scriptures in Greek with direct English translation.
Rahlfs Septuagint
Proverbs 11
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Wherever insolence enters, there also is dishonor; but the mouth of the humble meditates wisdom.
When a righteous man dies, he leaves regret behind, but the destruction of the ungodly becomes ready and rejoicing.
Righteousness straightens blameless ways, but ungodliness falls into injustice.
The righteousness of upright men delivers them, but by their destruction lawless men are caught.
When a righteous man dies, hope does not perish, but the boasting of the ungodly perishes.
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the ungodly is given up in his place.
By the mouth of the ungodly is a snare for citizens, but the perception of the righteous is prosperity.
By the good things of the righteous a city prospered
But by the mouths of the ungodly it was dug down.
A man lacking sense derides his fellow citizens, but a prudent man maintains silence.
A double-tongued man reveals counsels in a council, but one faithful in spirit conceals matters.
Where there is no guidance, they fall like leaves, but safety exists in much counsel.
A wicked man does harm when he joins himself with a righteous man, but he hates the sound of security.
εὐχάριστος ἐγείρει ἀνδρὶ δόξαν θρόνος δὲ ἀτιμίας γυνὴ μισοῦσα δίκαια πλούτου ὀκνηροὶ ἐνδεεῖς γίνονται οἱ δὲ ἀνδρεῖοι ἐρείδονται πλούτῳ
A gracious woman raises up glory for a man, but a throne of dishonor is a woman hating righteous things. Slothful men become needy, but the courageous lean on wealth.
A merciful man does good to his own soul, but the unmerciful destroys his body.
The ungodly does works of injustice, but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.
A righteous son is born for life, but the pursuit of the ungodly is for death.
Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord, but all blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.
Though hand joins hand, the unjust man shall not go unpunished, but he who sows righteousness shall receive a faithful reward.
As a ring in the nose of a pig, so is beauty to a woman of evil mind
The desire of the righteous is altogether good, but the hope of the ungodly will perish.
There are some who, sowing their own things, make more; and there are also some who, gathering, are diminished.
A soul that is blessed, every simple man; but a wrathful man is not seemly.
He who withholds grain, let him leave it for the nations; but blessing shall be upon the head of him who shares it.
He who devises good seeks good favor, but he who seeks evil, evil will overtake him.
He who trusts in wealth, he will fall, but he who takes hold of the righteous, he will flourish.
He who does not provide for his own house will inherit the wind, and a fool will be enslaved to a wise man
From the fruit of righteousness a tree of life springs up, but before their time the souls of lawless men are taken away.
If the righteous is saved with difficulty, where will the ungodly and sinner appear?