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He stores up sound wisdom for the upright,
A (A)shield to those who 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)deceptive balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
But a (B)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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The (A)integrity of the upright will lead them,
But the (B)crookedness of the treacherous will destroy 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 with a crooked heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
But those of a (A)blameless way are His (B)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 will be established forever,
But a (A)lying tongue is only 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 an abomination to Yahweh,
But doers of faithfulness 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 delivers souls,
But he 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 Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And he who speaks uprightly is loved.

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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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The Counsel of Yahweh Will Stand

19 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked in lips 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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A righteous man who (A)walks in his integrity—
(B)How blessed are his sons 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](A)Differing weights and differing measures,
Both of them are an abomination to Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:10 Lit A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah

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

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26 He kisses the lips
Who responds with right words.

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

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28 Do not be a (A)witness against your neighbor without cause,
Nor (B)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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