Proverbs 11:3
Verse 3 of 31. The 11th of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.
1A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but accurate weights are his delight.
2When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.
3The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
4Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
5The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
7When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.