Proverbs 11
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
1 Ref Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.
2 Ref When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
3 Ref The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.
4 Ref Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.
American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)
1 Ref A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.
2 Ref When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.
3 Ref The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
4 Ref Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.