Proverbs 11

New International Version

11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,^(A)
but accurate weights find favor with him.^(B)

²When pride comes, then comes disgrace,^(C)
but with humility comes wisdom.^(D)

³The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.^(E)

⁴Wealth^(F) is worthless in the day of wrath,^(G)
but righteousness delivers from death.^(H)

⁵The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,^(I)
but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.^(J)

⁶The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.^(K)

⁷Hopes placed in mortals die with them;^(L)
all the promise of^[a] their power comes to nothing.^(M)

⁸The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
and it falls on the wicked instead.^(N)

⁹With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.^(O)

¹⁰When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;^(P)
when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.^(Q)

¹¹Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,^(R)
but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.^(S)

¹²Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense,^(T)
but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.^(U)

¹³A gossip betrays a confidence,^(V)
but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.^(W)

¹⁴For lack of guidance a nation falls,^(X)
but victory is won through many advisers.^(Y)

¹⁵Whoever puts up security^(Z) for a stranger will surely suffer,
but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.^(AA)

¹⁶A kindhearted woman gains honor,^(AB)
but ruthless men gain only wealth.

¹⁷Those who are kind benefit themselves,
but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

¹⁸A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.^(AC)

¹⁹Truly the righteous attain life,^(AD)
but whoever pursues evil finds death.^(AE)

²⁰The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,^(AF)
but he delights^(AG) in those whose ways are blameless.^(AH)

²¹Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
but those who are righteous will go free.^(AI)

²²Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

²³The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

²⁴One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

²⁵A generous^(AJ) person will prosper;
whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.^(AK)

²⁶People curse the one who hoards grain,
but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

²⁷Whoever seeks good finds favor,
but evil comes to one who searches for it.^(AL)

²⁸Those who trust in their riches will fall,^(AM)
but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.^(AN)

²⁹Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.^(AO)

³⁰The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,^(AP)
and the one who is wise saves lives.

³¹If the righteous receive their due^(AQ) on earth,
how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

Footnotes

Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from

1 John 1-2

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The Incarnation of the Word of Life

1 That which was from the beginning,^(A) which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes,^(B) which we have looked at and our hands have touched^(C)—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. ²The life appeared;^(D) we have seen it and testify to it,^(E) and we proclaim to you the eternal life,^(F) which was with the Father and has appeared to us. ³We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard,^(G) so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.^(H) ⁴We write this^(I) to make our^[a] joy complete.^(J)

Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness

⁵This is the message we have heard^(K) from him and declare to you: God is light;^(L) in him there is no darkness at all. ⁶If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,^(M) we lie and do not live out the truth.^(N) ⁷But if we walk in the light,^(O) as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all^[b] sin.^(P)

⁸If we claim to be without sin,^(Q) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.^(R) ⁹If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins^(S) and purify us from all unrighteousness.^(T) ¹⁰If we claim we have not sinned,^(U) we make him out to be a liar^(V) and his word is not in us.^(W)

2 My dear children,^(X) I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate^(Y) with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. ²He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins,^(Z) and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.^(AA)

Love and Hatred for Fellow Believers

³We know^(AB) that we have come to know him^(AC) if we keep his commands.^(AD) ⁴Whoever says, “I know him,”^(AE) but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.^(AF) ⁵But if anyone obeys his word,^(AG) love for God^[c] is truly made complete in them.^(AH) This is how we know^(AI) we are in him: ⁶Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.^(AJ)

⁷Dear friends,^(AK) I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning.^(AL) This old command is the message you have heard. ⁸Yet I am writing you a new command;^(AM) its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing^(AN) and the true light^(AO) is already shining.^(AP)

⁹Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister^[d]^(AQ) is still in the darkness.^(AR) ¹⁰Anyone who loves their brother and sister^[e] lives in the light,^(AS) and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.^(AT) ¹¹But anyone who hates a brother or sister^(AU) is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness.^(AV) They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.^(AW)

Reasons for Writing

¹²I am writing to you, dear children,^(AX)
    because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.^(AY)
¹³I am writing to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.^(AZ)
I am writing to you, young men,
    because you have overcome^(BA) the evil one.^(BB)

¹⁴I write to you, dear children,^(BC)
    because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.^(BD)
I write to you, young men,
    because you are strong,^(BE)
    and the word of God^(BF) lives in you,^(BG)
    and you have overcome the evil one.^(BH)

On Not Loving the World

¹⁵Do not love the world or anything in the world.^(BI) If anyone loves the world, love for the Father^[f] is not in them.^(BJ) ¹⁶For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,^(BK) the lust of the eyes,^(BL) and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. ¹⁷The world and its desires pass away,^(BM) but whoever does the will of God^(BN) lives forever.

Warnings Against Denying the Son

¹⁸Dear children, this is the last hour;^(BO) and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming,^(BP) even now many antichrists have come.^(BQ) This is how we know it is the last hour. ¹⁹They went out from us,^(BR) but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.^(BS)

²⁰But you have an anointing^(BT) from the Holy One,^(BU) and all of you know the truth.^[g]^(BV) ²¹I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it^(BW) and because no lie comes from the truth. ²²Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son.^(BX) ²³No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.^(BY)

²⁴As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning^(BZ) remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.^(CA) ²⁵And this is what he promised us—eternal life.^(CB)

²⁶I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray.^(CC) ²⁷As for you, the anointing^(CD) you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things^(CE) and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.^(CF)

God’s Children and Sin

²⁸And now, dear children,^(CG) continue in him, so that when he appears^(CH) we may be confident^(CI) and unashamed before him at his coming.^(CJ)

²⁹If you know that he is righteous,^(CK) you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.^(CL)

Footnotes

1 John 1:4 Some manuscripts your
1 John 1:7 Or every
1 John 2:5 Or word, God’s love
1 John 2:9 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15, 17; 4:20; 5:16.
1 John 2:10 The Greek word for brother and sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in 3:10; 4:20, 21.
1 John 2:15 Or world, the Father’s love
1 John 2:20 Some manuscripts and you know all things