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

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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 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,” says the buyer,
But when he goes his way, then he boasts.

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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 (A)Bread obtained by lying is sweet to a 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 trap for a man to say rashly, “It is holy!”
And (A)after the vows to make inquiry.

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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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