Proverbs 11 - EasyEnglish Bible 2024（EASY）

Chapter 11

1The Lord hates traders who deceive people.

He is happy when they are honest and they use true weights.

2If people are proud, they will soon become ashamed.

But if people are humble, they become wise.

3Good people are honest,

and that shows them the right way to live.

But wicked people are not honest,

and that destroys them.

4When it is time for God to punish you,

money will not help you to escape.

But if you are righteous,

that will save you from death.

5An honest man who is righteous has a straight path to walk on.

But the sins of a wicked person will cause him to fall down.

6When honest people are righteous,

that will keep them safe.

But the bad things that wicked people want will catch them in a trap.

7When a wicked person dies, he has no hope for anything good.

Everything that he hoped his strength would give him disappears!

8Righteous people escape from trouble.

The trouble happens to wicked people instead.

9People who do not respect God say things that destroy their friends.

But the knowledge that righteous people have keeps them safe.

10When righteous people do well,

everyone in the city is happy.

And people shout with joy when wicked people die.

11A city becomes great when honest men bring God's blessing to it.

But when wicked people give bad advice,

they will destroy the city.

12When someone insults his neighbour,

it shows that he is foolish.

But a wise person stays quiet.

13If a person talks too much about other people,

he will soon tell their secrets.

But someone that you can trust

will not tell your secrets to other people.

14A nation will fall if it has no wise leaders.

But it will do well if there are people who give good advice.

15If you promise to pay a stranger's debt, you will be sorry.

You will be safe if you do not agree to do that.

16A kind woman receives honour.

But cruel men only get riches for themselves.

17A faithful person helps himself with good things.

But a cruel person brings trouble on himself.

18A wicked person gets riches that soon disappear.

But someone who lives in a good way will surely receive good things.

19If someone continues to do what is right, he will live.

But if someone loves to do evil things, he will die.

20The Lord hates people who have wrong thoughts.

But he is pleased with people who live in an honest way.

21Be sure about this:

evil people will receive the punishment that they deserve.

But people who are righteous will escape.

22A beautiful woman who turns away from wisdom

is like a gold ring in a pig's nose.

23Righteous people want good things to happen.

Wicked people only hope to cause anger.

24Somebody may share his things with other people,

but he still becomes richer.

Somebody else may keep the things that he should give to others,

but he still becomes poor.

25If you help other people with your money,

you will do well.

If you give water to thirsty people,

you will not be thirsty yourself.

26If you refuse to sell food to hungry people,

they will curse you.

But if you sell it to them,

they will praise you.

27If you try to do good things,

people will respect you.

But if you want evil things to happen,

they will happen to you!

28If somebody trusts his riches to keep him safe,

he will fall like a leaf that falls from a tree.

But a righteous person will grow strong,

like a fresh green leaf.

29Anyone who causes trouble for his family will not receive any good thing from them.

A foolish person like that will become the servant of a wise person.

30The good things that a righteous person does bring life.

A person who saves people's lives shows that he is wise.

31Righteous people receive what they deserve, here on this earth.

So you can be sure that cruel and wicked people will receive their punishment.