Proverbs 11

Treated in 16 passages across the library.

  • 11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself. 4
  • 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls. 4
  • 11:24 There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] only to want. 3
  • 11:1 A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight. 1
  • 11:3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them. 1
  • 11:7 When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth. 1
  • 11:14 Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. 1
  • 11:15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure. 1

American Standard Version

  1. The Life of Trust · George Müller

    Stewardship cites Prov. xi. 24

    … The liberal soul shall be made fat; and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.” Prov. xi. 24, 25. In connection with 1 Cor. xvi. 2, I would also direct my brethren in the Lord to the…

  2. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of January cites Prov. 11:25

    …art, that we may see Thee! Jan. 9 GAINING BY GIVING "The liberal soul shall be made fat." Prov. 11:25 If I desire to flourish in soul, I must not hoard up my stores, but must distribute to th…

  3. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners · John Bunyan

    A Brief Account of the Author’s Call to the Work of the Ministry cites Prov. 11.30

    …5.20). ‘The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise’ (Prov. 11.30). ‘They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn m…

  4. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    The Battle Within cites Proverbs 11:1

    … man brings ruin to his household" (Proverbs 15:27). "The Lord detests dishonest scales" (Proverbs 11:1). If you are in a position where you can give or take bribes, there will be a cost to doi…

  5. The Life of Trust · George Müller

    A New Victory of Faith cites Prov. xi. 3

    …ty of the upright shall preserve them; but the perverseness of fools shall destroy them.” Prov. xi. 3. By the grace of God I am upright in this business. My honest purpose is to get glory to …

  6. A Call to the Unconverted · Richard Baxter

    Sermon II cites Prov. xi. 7

    … man dieth all his hopes perish, yet cannot we persuade them from their deceitful hopes,” Prov. xi. 7.—We tell them what a base unprofitable thing sin is; but they love it, and therefore will…

  7. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Faith, Prayer, and the Life of Dependence cites Proverbs 11:14

    …se guidance is, the people falleth; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety” (Proverbs 11:14, ASV). The Holy Spirit is not threatened by wise counsel. Faith and Risk Obedience often …

  8. The Life of Trust · George Müller

    Faith Strengthened by Exercise cites Prov. xi. 15

    … in his own word that the only way “to be sure” in such a matter is “to hate suretyship.” Prov. xi. 15. The following points seem to me of solemn moment for consideration, if I were called upo…

  9. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites Prov 11: 24

    …o their estate. ‘There is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.’ Prov 11: 24. ‘Whose stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall no…

  10. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Sixth Stage cites Prov. 11:24

    …himself rich, yet hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. Prov. 11:24; 13:7. Then Samuel whispered to Christiana, his mother, and said, Mother, this is a very …

  11. How to Succeed in the Christian Life · R. A. Torrey

    Foreign Missions cites Prov. 11: 25

    …ve largely. The large giver is the happy Christian. “The liberal soul shall be made fat” (Prov. 11: 25). “He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly, and he which soweth bountifully s…

  12. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    August cites Proverbs 11:25

    …r and counsel thee this day. August 21 “He that watereth shall be watered also himself.” (Proverbs 11:25) We are here taught the great lesson, that to get, we must give; that to accumulate, we m…

  13. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    December cites Prov. xi. 25

    …lowed upon the wall.—Selected. December 6 He that watereth shall be watered also himself. Prov. xi. 25. The effective life and the receptive life are one. No sweep of arm that does some work f…

  14. Lectures on Revivals of Religion · Charles G. Finney

    Lecture XI. A Wise Minister will be Successful cites Proverbs xi. 30

    LECTURE XI. A WISE MINISTER WILL BE SUCCESSFUL. Text.—He that winneth souls is wise.—Proverbs xi. 30. I PREACHED last Friday evening from the same text, on the method of dealing with sinners…

  15. Lectures on Revivals of Religion · Charles G. Finney

    Lecture XII. How to Preach the Gospel cites Proverbs xi. 30

    LECTURE XII. HOW TO PREACH THE GOSPEL. Text.—He that winneth souls is wise.—Proverbs xi. 30. ONE of the last remarks in my last lecture, was this, that the text ascribes conversion …

  16. The Inner Chamber · Andrew Murray

    Soul-winning cites Proverbs 11: 30

    The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.” Proverbs 11: 30. In an article in The Student Movement for February 1901, on “A Spiritual Awakening,” by …