Proverbs 11:9-11

Contemporary English Version

⁹ Dishonest people use gossip
    to destroy their neighbors;
good people are protected
    by their own good sense.
¹⁰ When honest people prosper
and the wicked disappear,
    the whole city celebrates.
¹¹ Good people bring prosperity
    to their city,
but deceitful liars
    can destroy a city.