Provérbios 11
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Provérbios 11:1
11:1 Here, honest practices are applied to the business world (see also 16:11; 20:10, 23; Lev 19:35-37; Deut 25:13-15; Ezek 45:10; Hos 12:7-8; Mic 6:11). • Scales were often made of two metal bowls suspended from a crossbar. The unit of currency, the shekel, comes from the verb meaning “to weigh” (see Amos 8:5-6).
Provérbios 11:2-3
11:2 Pride is dishonest self-promotion, whereas humility is an honest assessment of one’s strengths and weaknesses.
Provérbios 11:4-9
11:4 Right living, which flows from wisdom, is more important than riches. Nothing is wrong with riches (10:15, 22; 14:24) that are gained properly (cp. 13:11; 21:6; 22:16).
Provérbios 11:10-12
11:10 Our actions, whether godly or wicked, affect the whole city (cp. Eccl 8:9-13).
Provérbios 11:13
11:13 This perspective on a gossip is repeated in 20:19.
Provérbios 11:14
11:14 The future of an entire nation depends on wisdom.
Provérbios 11:15
11:15 This message is repeated in 6:1-5; 17:18; 20:16; 22:26; 27:13.
Provérbios 11:16-20
11:16 Respect is the great and lasting reward of being gracious, while wealth is the lesser and temporary prize of being ruthless (see also 10:2; 11:18).
Provérbios 11:21
11:21 Godly behavior has positive consequences for the next generation.
Provérbios 11:22
11:22 Discretion is the ability to tell right from wrong, the beautiful from the ugly, and good taste from bad taste.
Provérbios 11:23
11:23 The wicked might prosper and the godly might suffer in the short term, but the future will right this imbalance.
Provérbios 11:24-27
11:24-26 Generous people who give freely to others will prosper, but those who hoard their money will lose it (see 28:27; 2 Cor 9:6-9).
Provérbios 11:28-30
11:28 Money can be a blessing from God, but it is uncertain. The godly trust in God and flourish (see Ps 1).
Provérbios 11:31
11:31 The implied answer is that wicked sinners will be punished on earth.