Proverbs 11:11
By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
In Context
10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
12One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
Cross References
Genesis 45:8So now it wasn’t you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
2 Chronicles 32:20Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.
Esther 9:1Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the month, when the king’s commandment and his decree came near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to conquer them, (but it turned out that the opposite happened, that the Jews conquered those who hated them),
Proverbs 14:34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
Ecclesiastes 9:15Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:11-12
10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. 11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. It is here observed, I. That good men are generally well-beloved by their neighbours, but nobody cares for wicked people. 1. It is true there are some few that are enemies to the righteous, that are prejudiced against God and godliness, and are therefore vexed to see good men in power and prosperity; but… Read the whole commentary →