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  • Proverbs 11 – Summary

    Proverbs 11 – Summary

    What I learned from Proverbs 11

    Now that we have come to the conclusion of Chapter 11, I circled back around and reread each post. Following is a brief topical summary of each verse in Proverbs 11.

    1. Proverbs 11:1 Treat others with careful attention and intention to act justly.
    2. Proverbs 11:2 Be humble.
    3. Proverbs 11:3 Be a person of integrity, undivided in spirit.
    4. Proverbs 11:4 Have an eternal outlook and value righteousness over wealth.
    5. Proverbs 11:5 Make good choices and pursue righteousness.
    6. Proverbs 11:6 Deliverance comes through righteousness.
    7. Proverbs 11:7 The wicked seek material goods, which die with them. Seek the eternal.
    8. Proverbs 11:8 The righteous man is delivered out of trouble because he makes good choices.
    9. Proverbs 11:9 The words of the hypocrite destroy his neighbor.
    10. Proverbs 11:10 Good triumphs eternally.
    11. Proverbs 11:11 The upright bless the city and raise it heavenward
    12. Proverbs 11:12 Be kind to your neighbor and hold your peace don’t allow petty jealousies steal it.
    13. Proverbs 11:13 Faithful people are counsel keepers.
    14. Proverbs 11:14 Seek and be wise counsel.
    15. Proverbs 11:15 Don’t be surety for a stranger or a neighbor.
    16. Proverbs 11:16 Be gracious women and strong men.
    17. Proverbs 11:17 Mercy benefits those we extend it to and ourselves.
    18. Proverbs 11:18 Sow righteousness and be a righteous influencer, embodying the fruits of the Spirit.
    19. Proverbs 11:19 Righteousness leads to life: take action and pursue it.
    20. Proverbs 11:20 Uprightness delights the Lord.
    21. Proverbs 11:21 The wicked will be punished, and the righteous will be delivered.
    22. Proverbs 11:22 Be a woman of discretion, grace and religion.
    23. Proverbs 11:23 Desire what is good.
    24. Proverbs 11:24 Giving blesses us.
    25. Proverbs 11:25 The liberal soul gives and has abundance, pours out and sees it return.
    26. Proverbs 11:26 Give what you have to help others. Don’t hoard.
    27. Proverbs 11:27 Seek goodness.
    28. Proverbs 11:28 Righteousness leads to flourishing.
    29. Proverbs 11:29 Keep peace in the home.
    30. Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life to others.
    31. Proverbs 11:31 We are all paid back for our actions, in this life or the next.

    Verses I specifically recommend for my children to ponder:

    1. Proverbs 11:20 – Uprightness delights the Lord. Therefore, make it your singular focus.

    One recurring theme in Proverbs 11 was pursuing righteousness while resisting wickedness and having an eternal outlook. Additional themes are maintaining your peace and giving liberally.

    Hopefully, you found the daily reflections on Proverbs 11 helpful. For me, they were convicting and fruitful. What are your thoughts? Ready for the next chapter? See you soon for Proverbs 12.

    Works Cited

    Henry, Matthew. “Proverbs 11.” Matthew Henry’s Commentary On the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition. Volume 3 and Volume 6, Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., March 1996.

    Holy Bible: Giant Print with Study Aids. Dugan Publishers, Inc., 1984.

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    © 2025 Angela Hormberg

  • Proverbs 11:5

    Proverbs 11:5

    The Way of Righteousness

    Commonplace –

    “The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness” (Proverbs 11:5).

    Yesterday, while I was scanning the room for supplies I might need for my co-op class, my eyes landed on a pair of scissors. I thought about the lesson I was going to teach and realized I didn’t need scissors, so I moved on. Then, a little voice inside me urged me to bring the scissors with me. After years of experience disregarding the voice to my own detriment, I just tossed the scissors into my bag. What difference would it make if I brought them and had no use for them? Off we went to co-op.

    During the first class of the day, I was serving as a class helper. Part way through the class, the teacher paused, glanced around searchingly, and asked, “Did anyone bring any scissors? I don’t have mine.” I immediately produced the pair of scissors I had tossed into my bag, and she thanked me gratefully. Later, in my own class during the second hour, I never needed the scissors. The scissors were not for me but were a help to another in need.

    Do you ever hear that little voice in your head? I know my children do, because we have talked about it. It’s the voice that nudges us toward the good, convicts us of bad ideas, and reminds us of things we didn’t even realize we needed. I’ve learned a few important lessons from listening to it:

    1. Disregard it, and you will regret it.
    2. Continue to disregard it, and it will grow weaker.
    3. Listen to it, and you will not regret it.
    4. Continue to listen to it, and it grows stronger.

    Whenever I have ignored the voice, I have always regretted it. Sometimes it’s about something simple, like the scissors in my story; sometimes it’s about big things, important things, character-shaping decisions.

    Proverbs 11:5 reminds me of this little voice. It is the good that is directing us on the right path, when we are open to receiving the message. If we ignore it, we become like the wicked and fall from our own foolishness.

    Works Cited

    Henry, Matthew. “Proverbs 11:5.” Matthew Henry’s Commentary On the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition. Volume 3 and Volume 6, Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., March 1996.

    Holy Bible: Giant Print with Study Aids. Dugan Publishers, Inc., 1984.

    © 2026 Angela Hormberg

  • Proverbs 11:4

    Proverbs 11:4

    Righteousness

    Commonplace –

    “Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death” (Proverbs 11:4).

    Proverbs 11:4 encourages the reader to have an eternal outlook toward life and pursue righteousness over wealth. Job 1:21 helps us understand the writer’s meaning behind the first part of verse 11:4: “Riches profit not in the day of wrath”:

    “Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither” (Job 1:21).

    We came with no thing. We leave with no thing. The only possession we have upon entering and exiting this life is our soul, which is why we should pay heed to this verse and think primarily of what is best for our soul during our life. Riches may bring comfort during life, but they do not help us in our eternal life. As Matthew Henry states, “In the day of public judgments riches often expose men rather than protect them, Ezek 7:19” (696).

    Works Cited

    Henry, Matthew. “Proverbs 11:4.” Matthew Henry’s Commentary On the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition. Volume 3 and Volume 6, Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., March 1996.

    Holy Bible: Giant Print with Study Aids. Dugan Publishers, Inc., 1984.

    © 2026 Angela Hormberg

  • Proverbs 11

    Proverbs 11

    Proverbs 11: An Introduction

    Proverbs Chapter 11 contains a total of 31 verses and contains commentary on diverse subjects, including: fair dealing, pride, integrity, wealth, righteousness, hope, speech, wise counsel, lending, right living, children, desires of the heart, giving, leadership, bearing fruit, and more. As with the preceding chapters, the purpose of Proverbs 11 is to aid the reader in “acquiring wisdom and guiding them in a way of life that yields rewarding ends” (955).

    Works Cited

    Zondervan NIV Study Bible. Zondervan. 2002.

    © 2026 Angela Hormberg