Proverbs 2:7
New Living Translation
7 He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest.
He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.
Proverbs 2:7
New American Standard Bible
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a (A)shield to those who walk in integrity,
Proverbs 11:1
New Living Translation
11 The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales,
but he delights in accurate weights.
Proverbs 11:1
New American Standard Bible
Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
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Proverbs 11:3
New Living Translation
3 Honesty guides good people;
dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
Proverbs 11:3
New American Standard Bible
3 The (A)integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the (B)perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:20
New Living Translation
20 The Lord detests people with crooked hearts,
but he delights in those with integrity.
Proverbs 11:20
New American Standard Bible
20 The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the (A)blameless in their [a]walk are His (B)delight.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:20 Lit way
Proverbs 12:19
New Living Translation
19 Truthful words stand the test of time,
but lies are soon exposed.
Proverbs 12:19
New American Standard Bible
19 Truthful lips will endure forever,
But a (A)lying tongue is only for a moment.
Proverbs 12:22
New Living Translation
22 The Lord detests lying lips,
but he delights in those who tell the truth.
Proverbs 12:22
New American Standard Bible
22 (A)Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
Proverbs 14:25
New Living Translation
25 A truthful witness saves lives,
but a false witness is a traitor.
Proverbs 14:25
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:25 Lit a fraud
Proverbs 16:13
New Living Translation
13 The king is pleased with words from righteous lips;
he loves those who speak honestly.
Proverbs 16:13
New American Standard Bible
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And one who speaks right is loved.
Proverbs 19:1
New Living Translation
19 Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
New American Standard Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips
Proverbs 20:7
New Living Translation
7 The godly walk with integrity;
blessed are their children who follow them.
Proverbs 20:7
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 20:10
New Living Translation
10 False weights and unequal measures[a]—
the Lord detests double standards of every kind.
Footnotes
- 20:10 Hebrew A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.
Proverbs 20:10
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:10 Lit A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah
Proverbs 24:26
New Living Translation
26 An honest answer
is like a kiss of friendship.
Proverbs 24:26
New American Standard Bible
26 One who gives [a]a right answer
Kisses the lips.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:26 Or an honest
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