Proverbs 11-13

Thoughts

Proverbs 11

Verse	Wise / Righteous	Foolish / Wicked
1	Delights the LORD through honesty	Displeases God through dishonesty
2	Walks humbly with wisdom	Pride leads to disgrace
3	Guided by integrity	Destroyed by crookedness
4	Righteousness delivers in death	Wealth fails in judgment
5	Walks a straight path	Falls by own wickedness
6	Rescued by righteousness	Trapped by desire
7	Hope continues beyond death	Hope perishes
8	Delivered from trouble	Trouble replaces them
9	Builds up with knowledge	Destroys with words
10	Community rejoices	Community celebrates downfall
11	City is lifted up	City is torn down
12	Shows discretion	Lacks sense and belittles others
13	Guards trust	Betrays confidence
14	Finds safety in counsel	Falls without guidance
15	Secure by caution	Suffers by rashness
16	Gains honor	Clings to wealth
17	Kindness benefits self	Cruelty harms self
18	Reward is sure	Reward is empty
19	Leads to life	Leads to death
20	Pleases the LORD	Displeases the LORD
21	Ultimately safe	Will not go unpunished
22	Shows discernment	Beauty without sense
23	Hope fulfilled	Expectation of wrath
24	Grows richer by generosity	Loses through withholding
25	Refreshed by generosity	Withers by selfishness
26	Gains blessing	Earns curses
27	Earns goodwill	Finds trouble
28	Flourishes	Falls
29	——	Inherits wind, Serves the wise
30	Brings life to others	——
31	Surely rewarded	Surely punished

Proverbs 12

Verse	Wise / Righteous	Foolish / Wicked
1	Loves discipline	Hates correction
2	Approved by the LORD	Condemned by the LORD
3	Rooted and secure	Cannot stand
4	Brings honor to family	Brings decay
5	Thinks justly	Plans deceit
6	Speaks to rescue	Speaks to ambush
7	Endures	Overthrown
8	Praised for insight	Despised for twisted heart
9	Steady and provided	Pretends and lacks
10	Cares even for animals	Acts cruelly
11	Satisfied by honest work	Chases empty pursuits
12	Rooted and stable	Covets others
13	Escapes trouble	Trapped by words
14	Satisfied by speech	——
15	Listens to advice	Rejects counsel
16	Restrains anger	Exposes folly
17	Speaks truth	Speaks deceit
18	Heals with words	Wounds with words
19	Truth endures	Lies fade
20	Promotes peace	Plans evil
21	Protected from harm	Overtaken by trouble
22	Delights the LORD	Abhorred by the LORD
23	Conceals knowledge	Proclaims folly
24	Rules through diligence	Becomes subject through laziness
25	Encourages others	—-
26	Chooses carefully	Led astray
27	Values what they have	Squanders opportunity
28	Finds life	Avoids death

Proverbs 13

Verse	Wise / Righteous	Foolish / Wicked
1	Heeds instruction	Rejects rebuke
2	Enjoys good from words	Suffers violence
3	Preserves life by restraint	Ruined by speech
4	Satisfied by diligence	Wants but lacks
5	Hates falsehood	Acts shamefully
6	Guarded by righteousness	Overthrown by sin
7	Steady regardless of wealth	Pretends wealth or status
8	Protected by resources	Vulnerable to rebuke
9	Light shines	Lamp goes out
10	Avoids strife through humility	Causes conflict through pride
11	Grows wealth steadily	Loses quick gain
12	Hope fulfilled	Desire delayed
13	Respects instruction	Pays the price
14	Fountain of life	Traps of death
15	Earns favor	Hard path
16	Acts with knowledge	Displays folly
17	Trustworthy messenger	Brings trouble
18	Honored by correction	Ends in poverty and shame
19	Desire fulfilled sweetly	Hates turning from evil
20	Grows wise by company	Suffers by association
21	Rewarded with good	Pursued by trouble
22	Leaves inheritance	Loses wealth
23	Enjoys provision	Lacks justice
24	Disciplines in love	Harms by neglect
25	Satisfied	Hungry and lacking

Questions

Application

Proverbs 11–13 teaches that wisdom is chosen and is consistent.