Proverbs 10:31-11:8

English Standard Version

^31 (A)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
    but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
³² The lips of the righteous ^(B)know what is acceptable,
    but the mouth of the wicked, ^(C)what is perverse.
11 ^(D)A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    ^(E)but a just weight is his delight.
^2 (F)When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
    but with ^(G)the humble is wisdom.
^3 (H)The integrity of the upright guides them,
    ^(I)but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
^4 (J)Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
    ^(K)but righteousness delivers from death.
⁵ The righteousness of the blameless ^(L)keeps his way straight,
    but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
^6 (M)The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the treacherous ^(N)are taken captive by their lust.
⁷ When the wicked dies, his ^(O)hope will perish,
    and ^(P)the expectation of wealth^[a] perishes too.
^8 (Q)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked walks into it instead.