he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
    he is (A)a shield to those who (B)walk in integrity,

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He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield(A) to those whose walk is blameless,(B)

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11 (A)A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    (B)but a just weight is his delight.

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11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,(A)
    but accurate weights find favor with him.(B)

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(A)The integrity of the upright guides them,
    (B)but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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20 Those of (A)crooked heart are (B)an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of (C)blameless ways are (D)his delight.

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20 The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,(A)
    but he delights(B) in those whose ways are blameless.(C)

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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but (A)a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

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22 (A)Lying lips are (B)an abomination to the Lord,
    (C)but those who act faithfully are his delight.

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22 The Lord detests lying lips,(A)
    but he delights(B) in people who are trustworthy.(C)

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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but one who (A)breathes out lies is deceitful.

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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but a false witness is deceitful.(A)

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13 (A)Righteous lips are the delight of a king,
    and he loves him who speaks what is right.

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13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
    they value the one who speaks what is right.(A)

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19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
    than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

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19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)

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The righteous who (A)walks in his integrity—
    (B)blessed are his children after him!

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The righteous lead blameless lives;(A)
    blessed are their children after them.(B)

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10 (A)Unequal[a] weights and unequal measures
    are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:10 Or Two kinds of; also verse 23

10 Differing weights and differing measures—
    the Lord detests them both.(A)

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26 Whoever gives an honest answer
    kisses the lips.

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26 An honest answer
    is like a kiss on the lips.

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28 (A)Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
    and do not deceive with your lips.

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28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause(A)
    would you use your lips to mislead?

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