Proverbs 11:11

The Message

When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes; evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:1

Just then a good-for-nothing named Sheba son of Bicri the Benjaminite blew a blast on the ram’s horn trumpet, calling out, We’ve got nothing to do with David, there’s no future for us with the son of Jesse! Let’s get out of here, Israel—head for your tents!

Proverbs 11:10

When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers; when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.

Proverbs 11:12

Mean-spirited slander is heartless; quiet discretion accompanies good sense.

Proverbs 14:34

God-devotion makes a country strong; God-avoidance leaves people weak.

Proverbs 28:2

When the country is in chaos, everybody has a plan to fix it— But it takes a leader of real understanding to straighten things out.

Proverbs 29:8

A gang of cynics can upset a whole city; a group of sages can calm everyone down.