Proverbs 11:1-8

Common English Bible

11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,
    but delights in an accurate weight.
² When pride comes, so does shame,
    but wisdom brings humility.
³ Integrity guides the virtuous,
    but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.
⁴ Riches don’t help in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness rescues from death.
⁵ The righteousness of the innocent makes their path straight,
    but the wicked fall in their wickedness.
⁶ Those who do right are saved by their righteousness,
    but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires.
⁷ When the wicked die, their hope perishes.
    Yes, any hope based on money perishes.
⁸ The righteous are saved from distress,
    and the wicked take their place.