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Proverbs 2:8-9
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8 Guarding the paths of justice,
And He (A)watches over the way of His godly ones.
9 Then you will discern (B)righteousness, justice,
And integrity, and every (C)good path.

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Proverbs 2:8-9
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8 for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.(A)

9 Then you will understand(B) what is right and just
    and fair—every good path.

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Proverbs 2:8-9
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8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.

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Proverbs 2:8-9
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8 He guards the paths of justice,
And (A)preserves the way of His saints.
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice,
Equity and every good path.

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Proverbs 8:20
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20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,

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Proverbs 8:20
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20 I walk in the way of righteousness,(A)
    along the paths of justice,

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Proverbs 8:20
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20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

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Proverbs 8:20
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20 I [a]traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,

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  1. Proverbs 8:20 walk about on
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Proverbs 12:5
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5 The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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Proverbs 12:5
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5 The plans of the righteous are just,
    but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

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Proverbs 12:5
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5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

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Proverbs 12:5
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5 The thoughts of the righteous are right,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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Proverbs 13:23
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23 (A)Abundant food is in the uncultivated ground of the poor,
But [a]it is swept away by injustice.

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  1. Proverbs 13:23 Lit there is what is swept
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Proverbs 13:23
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23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
    but injustice sweeps it away.

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Proverbs 13:23
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23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

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Proverbs 13:23
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23 (A)Much food is in the [a]fallow ground of the poor,
And for lack of justice there is [b]waste.

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  1. Proverbs 13:23 uncultivated
  2. Proverbs 13:23 Lit. what is swept away
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Proverbs 16:10-12
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10 A divine (A)verdict is on the lips of the king;
His mouth should not [a]err in judgment.
11 A (B)just balance and scales belong to the Lord;
All the [b]weights of the bag are His [c]concern.
12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts,
Because a (C)throne is established on righteousness.

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  1. Proverbs 16:10 Lit be unfaithful
  2. Proverbs 16:11 Lit stones
  3. Proverbs 16:11 Lit work
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Proverbs 16:10-12
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10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
    and his mouth does not betray justice.(A)

11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
    all the weights in the bag are of his making.(B)

12 Kings detest wrongdoing,
    for a throne is established through righteousness.(C)

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Proverbs 16:10-12
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10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

11 A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.

12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

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Proverbs 16:10-12
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10 Divination is on the lips of the king;
His mouth must not transgress in judgment.
11 (A)Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights in the bag are His [a]work.
12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
For (B)a throne is established by righteousness.

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  1. Proverbs 16:11 concern
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Proverbs 17:15
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15 One who (A)justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

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Proverbs 17:15
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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent(A)—
    the Lord detests them both.(B)

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Proverbs 17:15
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15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.

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Proverbs 17:15
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15 (A)He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

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Proverbs 17:23
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23 A wicked person accepts a (A)bribe [a]from an inside pocket
To (B)pervert the ways of justice.

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  1. Proverbs 17:23 Lit a fold in a robe; i.e., secretly
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Proverbs 17:23
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23 The wicked accept bribes(A) in secret
    to pervert the course of justice.(B)

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Proverbs 17:23
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23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

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Proverbs 17:23
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23 A wicked man accepts a bribe [a]behind the back
To pervert the ways of justice.

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  1. Proverbs 17:23 Under cover, lit. from the bosom
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