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He who walks in his integrity is righteous;
    happy are his children who follow him.

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The righteous person lives a life of integrity;
    happy are his children who follow him!

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10 Stone and stone, measure and measure,
    both of them[a] are an abomination of Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:10 Literally “also the two of them”

10 False[a] weights and measures—
    the Lord surely detests both of them.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:10 Or Diverse

14 “Bad, bad,” the buyer will say,
    but when one goes to him, then he will boast.

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14 “This is bad, bad,” says whoever is buying—
    but then he brags as he walks away after the sale.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 20:14 The Heb. lacks after the sale

17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet for the man,
    but afterward, his mouth will be filled with gravel.

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17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
    but later his mouth will be full of gravel.

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25 It is a snare to humankind to say rashly “It is holy,”
    and after vows, to scrutinize.

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25 It is a trap for a person to declare quickly, “This is sacred,”
    and only later to have second thoughts about the vows.

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