11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The residence of the wicked is condemned.
The residence of the righteous is blessed.
You get to choose your residence.
11 Dishonest money dwindles away,
but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
NIV
Proverbs Club Commentary
Ill gotten booty grows wings.
Little sums to savings grow.
11 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
NIV
Proverbs Club Commentary
Honest labor is rewarded.
Chasing dreams is pointless.
11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
NIV
Proverbs Club Commentary
A city is exalted by the righteous
and destroyed by the wicked.
So is a family.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
NIV
Proverbs Club Commentary
The righteous speak life.
The wicked cloak violence.
