111 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.
2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 11:1-5
Commentary on Proverbs 11:1
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However men may make light of giving short weight or measure, and however common such crimes may be, they are an abomination to the Lord.
Commentary on Proverbs 11:2
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Considering how safe, and quiet, and easy the humble are, we see that with the lowly is wisdom.
Commentary on Proverbs 11:3
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An honest man's principles are fixed, therefore his way is plain.
Commentary on Proverbs 11:4
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Riches will stand men in no stead in the day of death.
Commentary on Proverbs 11:5-6
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The ways of wickedness are dangerous. And sin will be its own punishment.