In Proverbs 11:1-13.
Honest scales and accurate weight vs 1
Pride comes b4 disgrace vs 2
Humility comes wisdom vs 3 i.e teachable
Wealth is useless in the day of wrath in vs 4
Importance to being righteous vs 5-10
Vs 13, NIV. A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
Proverbs 11:1-13
[1]The Lord hates people who use dishonest scales. He is happy with honest weights.
[2]People who are proud will soon be disgraced. It is wiser to be modest.
[3]If you are good, you are guided by honesty. People who can’t be trusted are destroyed by their own dishonesty.
[4]Riches will do you no good on the day you face death, but honesty can save your life.
[5]Honesty makes a good person’s life easier, but the wicked will cause their own downfall.
[6]Righteousness rescues those who are honest, but those who can’t be trusted are trapped by their own greed.
[7]When the wicked die, their hope dies with them. Confidence placed in riches comes to nothing.
[8]The righteous are protected from trouble; it comes to the wicked instead.
[9]You can be ruined by the talk of godless people, but the wisdom of the righteous can save you.
[10]A city is happy when honest people have good fortune, and there are joyful shouts when the wicked die.
[11]A city becomes great when the righteous give it their blessing; but a city is brought to ruin by the words of the wicked.
[12]It is foolish to speak scornfully of others. If you are sensible, you will keep quiet.
[13]No one who gossips can be trusted with a secret, but you can put confidence in someone who is trustworthy.