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

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

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

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

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

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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 souls,
    but a false witness is deceitful.

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

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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 is the poor who walks in his integrity
    than he who is perverse in his lips and is 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

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

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

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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 on the lips.

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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