Proverbs
Chapters 11:11-17
Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version
11Blessings from the honest people living in a city will make it great, but the things evil people say can destroy it.
12Stupid people say bad things about their neighbors. Wise people know to be quiet.
13People who tell secrets about others cannot be trusted. Those who can be trusted keep quiet.
14A nation without wise leaders will fall. Many good advisors make a nation safe.
15You will be sorry if you promise to pay a stranger’s debt. Refuse to make such promises and you will be safe.
16A kind and gentle woman gains respect, but violent men gain only wealth.
17People who are kind will be rewarded for their kindness, but cruel people will be rewarded with trouble.