11:1   The LORD hates anyone who cheats, but he likes everyone who is honest.

11:2   Too much pride can put you to shame. It's wiser to be humble.

11:3   If you do the right thing, honesty will be your guide. But if you are crooked, you will be trapped by your own dishonesty.

11:4   When God is angry, money won't help you. Obeying God is the only way to be saved from death.

11:5   If you are truly good, you will do right; if you are wicked, you will be destroyed by your own sin.

11:6   Honesty can keep you safe, but if you can't be trusted, you trap yourself.

11:7   When the wicked die, their hopes die with them.

11:8   Trouble goes right past the LORD's people and strikes the wicked.

11:9   Dishonest people use gossip to destroy their neighbors; good people are protected by their own good sense.

11:10   When honest people prosper and the wicked disappear, the whole city celebrates.

11:11   When God blesses his people, their city prospers, but deceitful liars can destroy a city.

11:12   It's stupid to say bad things about your neighbors. If you are sensible, you will keep quiet.

11:13   A gossip tells everything, but a true friend will keep a secret.

11:14   A city without wise leaders will end up in ruin; a city with many wise leaders will be kept safe.

11:15   It's a dangerous thing to guarantee payment for someone's debts. Don't do it!

11:16   A gracious woman will be respected, but a man must work hard to get rich.

11:17   Kindness is rewarded-- but if you are cruel, you hurt yourself.

11:18   Meanness gets you nowhere, but goodness is rewarded.

11:19   Always do the right thing, and you will live; keep on doing wrong, and you will die.

11:20   The LORD hates sneaky people, but he likes everyone who lives right.

11:21   You can be sure of this: All crooks will be punished, but God's people won't.

11:22   A beautiful woman who acts foolishly is like a gold ring on the snout of a pig.

11:23   Good people want what is best, but troublemakers hope to stir up trouble.

11:24   Sometimes you can become rich by being generous or poor by being greedy.

11:25   Generosity will be rewarded: Give a cup of water, and you will receive a cup of water in return.

11:26   Charge too much for grain, and you will be cursed; sell it at a fair price, and you will be praised.

11:27   Try hard to do right, and you will win friends; go looking for trouble, and you will find it.

11:28   Trust in your wealth, and you will be a failure, but God's people will prosper like healthy plants.

11:29   Fools who cause trouble in the family won't inherit a thing. They will end up as slaves of someone with good sense.

11:30   Live right, and you will eat from the life-giving tree. And if you act wisely, others will follow.

11:31   If good people are rewarded here on this earth, all who are cruel and mean will surely be punished.