The Message

Proverbs 11:5-11 The Message (MSG)

5. Moral character makes for smooth traveling;an evil life is a hard life.

6. Good character is the best insurance;crooks get trapped in their sinful lust.

7. When the wicked die, that’s it—the story’s over, end of hope.

8. A good person is saved from much trouble;a bad person runs straight into it.

9. The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction;the common sense of the godly preserves them.

10. When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers;when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.

11. When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes;evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.