Proverbs 11:21-31

English Standard Version

^21 (A)Be assured, ^(B)an evil person will not go unpunished,
    but ^(C)the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
²² Like ^(D)a gold ring in a pig's snout
    is a beautiful woman without discretion.
²³ The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    ^(E)the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
^24 (F)One gives ^(G)freely, yet grows all the richer;
    another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
^25 (H)Whoever brings blessing ^(I)will be enriched,
    and ^(J)one who waters will himself be watered.
^26 (K)The people curse him who holds back grain,
    but ^(L)a blessing is on the head of him who ^(M)sells it.
²⁷ Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,^[a]
    but evil comes to ^(N)him who searches for it.
²⁸ Whoever ^(O)trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous will ^(P)flourish like a green leaf.
²⁹ Whoever ^(Q)troubles his own household will ^(R)inherit the wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is ^(S)a tree of life,
    and whoever ^(T)captures souls is wise.
³¹ If ^(U)the righteous is repaid on earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!