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Session 11 · Ch 11 · Honest weights, humility, and generosity

Honest weights, humility, and generosity

What it means (summary)

Proverbs 11 contrasts deceitful gain with upright dealing, pride with humility, and greed with generosity. It teaches that the LORD delights in fair measures, guides the humble, and blesses those who refresh others. Integrity and open-handedness bring quiet stability; dishonesty and self-focus collapse under their own weight.

Scripture (KJV) with Explanation

Note: Always read these verses in your own Bible and ask the Holy Spirit for understanding. The summaries and explanations here are a supplemental guide and are generated with the help of technology; please weigh them against Scripture itself and wise counsel.

Proverbs 11:1
“A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.”
Explanation: God detests deceitful dealings; He takes pleasure in fairness and truth in every exchange.

Proverbs 11:2
“When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.”
Explanation: Pride blinds and ends in humiliation; humility invites wisdom and guidance.

Proverbs 11:24–25
“There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.”
Explanation: Generosity multiplies; hoarding leads to inner poverty. Those who refresh others are themselves refreshed.

Proverbs 11:28
“He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.”
Explanation: Reliance on wealth brings collapse; trust in righteousness yields enduring life.

Bridge (Scripture → Practice)

Since the LORD delights in honest measure, guides the humble, and replenishes the generous, today you will practise clean dealing, quiet humility, and active generosity.

Application (practice)

  • Honest measure: double-check one transaction, statement, or promise to ensure it is exact and transparent.
  • Humility move: take a lower place once today — listen first, ask for feedback, or defer credit.
  • Generosity act: share one resource, skill, or encouragement freely to strengthen another.

Action (SMART)

Before 6:00 p.m., (1) review one dealing for honesty, (2) practise one visible humility, and (3) do one act that refreshes another.

Examples:

  • Re-verify an invoice, report, or statement and correct any inaccuracy before day’s end.
  • Invite someone’s input first and acknowledge their contribution plainly.
  • Offer a small gift, a practical help, or a sincere word of affirmation that lightens a burden.

WIIFM

  • Today: clean conscience, calmer spirit, and lighter relationships.
  • Habit you’re training: fair dealing, humility, and replenishing generosity.
  • Future you: trusted for equity, approachable in spirit, and steadily supplied.
  • Roll-up: Finance (F) honesty, Mercy/Service (M) generosity, and Identity (ID) humility.
  • Tags: F, M, ID, FR, TH.

Comparative Reinforcement

Aristotle described justice as giving each their due and generosity as the mean between waste and stinginess; honest dealing and measured giving form the backbone of civic virtue.

Right Action teaches that wise generosity neither clings nor squanders; the act itself enlarges peace for giver and receiver.

Confucius said that the superior person is modest in speech and exceeds in action; humility steadies both fairness and benevolence.

Evening Check

Measure reviewed? Y/N · Humility practiced? Y/N · Generosity done? Y/N · Peace → 0 / 1 / 2