he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
    he is (A)a shield to those who (B)walk in integrity,

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For the upright, he stores[a] sound judgment, a shield for those who walk uprightly,

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  1. Proverbs 2:7 Or “hides, keeps”

11 (A)A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    (B)but a just weight is his delight.

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11 Balances of deceit are an abomination of Yahweh,
    but an accurate weight[a] delights him.

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  1. Proverbs 11:1 Literally “a full stone” or “a pure stone”

(A)The integrity of the upright guides them,
    (B)but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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20 Those of (A)crooked heart are (B)an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of (C)blameless ways are (D)his delight.

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20 An abomination of Yahweh are the crooked of heart,[a]
    but his delight are those with blameless ways.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 11:20 Literally “crooked ones of heart”; “heart” may also be translated “mind”
  2. Proverbs 11:20 Literally “blameless ones of ways”

19 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but (A)a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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19 A lip of truth endures forever,
    but a tongue of deception lasts only a moment.

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22 (A)Lying lips are (B)an abomination to the Lord,
    (C)but those who act faithfully are his delight.

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22 An abomination of Yahweh are lips of deceit,
    but they who act faithfully are his delight.

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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but one who (A)breathes out lies is deceitful.

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25 He who saves lives[a] is a witness of truth,
    but he who utters lies is a betrayer.

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  1. Proverbs 14:25 Or “souls,” or “inner selves”

13 (A)Righteous lips are the delight of a king,
    and he loves him who speaks what is right.

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13 The delight of kings are the lips of righteousness,
    and he who speaks what is upright he will love.

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19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
    than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

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19 Better a poor person walking in integrity
    than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.

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  1. Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”

The righteous who (A)walks in his integrity—
    (B)blessed are his children after him!

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

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10 (A)Unequal[a] weights and unequal measures
    are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

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  1. Proverbs 20:10 Or Two kinds of; also verse 23

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

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

26 Whoever gives an honest answer
    kisses the lips.

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26 He will kiss the lips,
    he who gives an honest answer.

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