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For the upright, he stores[a] sound judgment, a shield for those who walk uprightly,

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  1. Proverbs 2:7 Or “hides, keeps”

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

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11 Balances of deceit are an abomination of Yahweh,
    but an accurate weight[a] delights him.

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  1. Proverbs 11:1 Literally “a full stone” or “a pure stone”

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 guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys 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 An abomination of Yahweh are the crooked of heart,[a]
    but his delight are those with blameless ways.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 11:20 Literally “crooked ones of heart”; “heart” may also be translated “mind”
  2. Proverbs 11:20 Literally “blameless ones of ways”

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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  1. Proverbs 11:20 Lit way

19 A lip of truth endures forever,
    but a tongue of deception lasts only a moment.

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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 An abomination of Yahweh are lips of deceit,
    but they who act faithfully 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 He who saves lives[a] is a witness of truth,
    but he who utters lies is a betrayer.

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  1. Proverbs 14:25 Or “souls,” or “inner selves”

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

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  1. Proverbs 14:25 Lit a fraud

13 The delight of kings are the lips of righteousness,
    and he who speaks what is upright he will love.

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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 a poor person walking in integrity
    than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.

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  1. Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”

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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  1. Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips

He who walks in his integrity is righteous;
    happy are his children who follow 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 Stone and stone, measure and measure,
    both of them[a] are an abomination of Yahweh.

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  1. Proverbs 20:10 Literally “also the two of them”

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

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

26 He will kiss the lips,
    he who gives an honest answer.

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

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  1. Proverbs 24:26 Or an honest