Proverbs 11:11

New English Translation

A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.

Cross References

Genesis 45:8

So now, it is not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me an adviser to Pharaoh, lord over all his household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

2 Samuel 20:1

Now a wicked man named Sheba son of Bicri, a Benjaminite, happened to be there. He blew the trumpet and said, “We have no share in David; we have no inheritance in this son of Jesse! Every man go home, O Israel!”

Job 22:30

he will deliver even someone who is not innocent, who will escape through the cleanness of your hands.”

Proverbs 11:10

When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.

Proverbs 11:12

The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent.

Proverbs 14:34

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

Proverbs 28:2

When a country is rebellious it has many princes, but by someone who is discerning and knowledgeable order is maintained.

Proverbs 29:8

Scornful people inflame a city, but those who are wise turn away wrath.

Ecclesiastes 9:15

However, a poor but wise man lived in the city, and he could have delivered the city by his wisdom, but no one listened to that poor man.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence – and is set on fire by hell.