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He stores up success for honest people.
    He is like a shield to those who live without blame.

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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 The Lord hates it when people use scales to cheat others.
    But he is delighted when people use honest weights.

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

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Those who do what is right are guided by their honest lives.
    But those who aren’t faithful are destroyed by their lies.

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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 The Lord hates those whose hearts are twisted.
    But he is pleased with those who live without blame.

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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 words last forever.
    But lies last for only a moment.

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

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22 The Lord hates those whose lips tell lies.
    But he is pleased with people who tell the truth.

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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 An honest witness saves lives.
    But a dishonest witness tells lies.

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

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13 Kings are pleased when what you say is honest.
    They value people who speak 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 It is better to be poor and to live without blame
    than to be foolish and to twist words around.

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

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Those who do what is right live without blame.
    Blessed are their children after them.

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

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10 The Lord hates two things.
    He hates weights that weigh things heavier or lighter than they really are.
    He also hates measures that measure things larger or smaller than they really are.

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

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

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

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28 Don’t be a witness against your neighbor for no reason.
    Would you use your lips to tell lies?

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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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