Proverbs 11:11

The English Standar Version

By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:34

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

Proverbs 29:8

Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,[1] and set on fire by hell.[2]

Ecclesiastes 9:15

But there was found in it a poor, wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

Job 22:30

He delivers even the one who is not innocent,[3] who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."

2 Samuel 20:1

Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said, "We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to his tents, O Israel!"

Genesis 45:8

So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Proverbs 11:10

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.

Proverbs 11:12

Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.

Proverbs 28:2

When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue.