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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 holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield(A) to those whose walk is blameless,(B)

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

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11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,(A)
    but accurate weights find favor with him.(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,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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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 Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,(A)
    but he delights(B) in those whose ways are blameless.(C)

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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 lasts only 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 The Lord detests lying lips,(A)
    but he delights(B) in people who are trustworthy.(C)

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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 a false witness 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 Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
    they value the one who speaks what is right.(A)

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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 the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)

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

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The righteous lead blameless lives;(A)
    blessed are their children after them.(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 differing measures—
    the Lord detests them both.(A)

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

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

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