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He lays up sound wisdom for the upright.
    He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

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He stores up success[a] for the upright;
He is a shield for those who live with integrity(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:7 Or resourcefulness

11 A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
    but accurate weights are his delight.

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11 Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,(A)
but an accurate weight is his delight.(B)

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The integrity of the upright shall guide them,
    but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

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

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20 Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
    but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

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20 Those with twisted minds are detestable to the Lord,
but those with blameless conduct are his delight.(A)

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19 Truth’s lips will be established forever,
    but a lying tongue is only momentary.

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

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22 Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh,
    but those who do the truth are his delight.

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22 Lying lips are detestable to the Lord,(A)
but faithful people are his delight.(B)

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25 A truthful witness saves souls,
    but a false witness is deceitful.

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25 A truthful witness rescues lives,
but one who utters lies is deceitful.(A)

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13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings.
    They value one who speaks the truth.

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13 Righteous lips are a king’s delight,
and he loves one who speaks honestly.

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19 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
    than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

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19 Better a poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

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A righteous man walks in integrity.
    Blessed are his children after him.

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A righteous person acts with integrity;(A)
his children who come after him will be happy.(B)

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10 Differing weights and differing measures,
    both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

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10 Differing weights and varying measures[a]
both are detestable to the Lord.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 20:10 Lit Stone and stone, measure and measure

26 An honest answer
    is like a kiss on the lips.

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26 He who gives an honest answer
gives a kiss on the lips.

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