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

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

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11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,(A)
    but accurate weights find favor with him.(B)

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The Folly of Wickedness

11 (A)Dishonest[a] scales are an abomination to the Lord,
But a [b]just weight is His delight.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:1 deceptive
  2. Proverbs 11:1 Lit. perfect stone

The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

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The integrity of the upright will guide (A)them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.

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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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20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.

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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

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19 The truthful lip shall be established forever,
(A)But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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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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22 (A)Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal truthfully are His delight.

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25 A truthful witness saves lives,
    but a false witness is deceitful.(A)

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25 A true witness [a]delivers (A)souls,
But a deceitful witness speaks lies.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:25 saves lives

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

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13 (A)Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And they love him who speaks what is right.

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

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The Fear of the Lord Leads to Life

19 Better (A)is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

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The righteous lead blameless lives;(A)
    blessed are their children after them.(B)

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(A)The righteous man walks in his integrity;
(B)His children are blessed after him.

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10 Differing weights and differing measures—
    the Lord detests them both.(A)

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10 (A)Diverse weights and diverse measures,
They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.

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

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26 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.

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