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He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest.
    He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.

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

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11 The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales,
    but he delights in accurate weights.

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

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

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Honesty guides good people;
    dishonesty destroys treacherous people.

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The (A)integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the (B)perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.

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20 The Lord detests people with crooked hearts,
    but he delights in those with integrity.

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20 The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the (A)blameless in their [a]walk are His (B)delight.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:20 Lit way

19 Truthful words stand the test of time,
    but lies are soon exposed.

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

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22 The Lord detests lying lips,
    but he delights in those who tell the truth.

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22 (A)Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.

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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but a false witness is a traitor.

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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
But one who (A)declares lies is [a]deceitful.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:25 Lit a fraud

13 The king is pleased with words from righteous lips;
    he loves those who speak honestly.

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13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And one who speaks right is loved.

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19 Better to be poor and honest
    than to be dishonest and a fool.

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On Life and Conduct

19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
Than a person who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips

The godly walk with integrity;
    blessed are their children who follow them.

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A righteous person who (A)walks in his integrity—
(B)How blessed are his sons after him.

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10 False weights and unequal measures[a]
    the Lord detests double standards of every kind.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:10 Hebrew A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.

10 [a](A)Differing weights and differing measures,
Both of them are abominable to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:10 Lit A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah

26 An honest answer
    is like a kiss of friendship.

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26 One who gives [a]a right answer
Kisses the lips.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:26 Or an honest