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

³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.^(A)

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

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

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

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

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

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