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

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

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

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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 “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer—
    then goes off and boasts about the purchase.

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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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Footnotes

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

17 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet,(A)
    but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.(B)

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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 to dedicate something rashly
    and only later to consider one’s vows.(A)

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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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