Proverbs 2:7
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7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
(A)He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
Proverbs 2:7
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7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous:
he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
Proverbs 11:1
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The Folly of Wickedness
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- Proverbs 11:1 deceptive
- Proverbs 11:1 Lit. perfect stone
Proverbs 11:1
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11 A false balance is abomination to the Lord:
but a just weight is his delight.
Proverbs 11:3
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3 The integrity of the upright will guide (A)them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:3
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3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them:
but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Proverbs 11:20
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20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
Proverbs 11:20
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20 They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord:
but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
Proverbs 12:19
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19 The truthful lip shall be established forever,
(A)But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 12:19
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19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever:
but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 12:22
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22 (A)Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal truthfully are His delight.
Proverbs 12:22
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22 Lying lips are abomination to the Lord:
but they that deal truly are his delight.
Proverbs 14:25
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- Proverbs 14:25 saves lives
Proverbs 14:25
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25 A true witness delivereth souls:
but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
Proverbs 16:13
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13 (A)Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And they love him who speaks what is right.
Proverbs 16:13
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13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings;
and they love him that speaketh right.
Proverbs 19:1
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The Fear of the Lord Leads to Life
19 Better (A)is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
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19 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,
than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Proverbs 20:7
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Proverbs 20:7
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7 The just man walketh in his integrity:
his children are blessed after him.
Proverbs 20:10
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10 (A)Diverse weights and diverse measures,
They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 20:10
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10 Divers weights, and divers measures,
both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 24:26
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26 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.
Proverbs 24:26
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26 Every man shall kiss his lips
that giveth a right answer.
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