New English Translation

Proverbs 11:19-24 New English Translation (NET)

19. True righteousness leads to life,but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

20. The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart,but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

21. Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished,but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

22. Like a gold ring in a pig’s snoutis a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.

23. What the righteous desire leads only to good,but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.

24. One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy,but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.