Proverbs 2:7
World English Bible
7 He lays up sound wisdom for the upright.
He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
Proverbs 2:7
Common English Bible
7 He reserves ability for those with integrity.
He is a shield for those who live a blameless life.
Proverbs 11:1
World English Bible
11 A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
but accurate weights are his delight.
Proverbs 11:1
Common English Bible
11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,
but delights in an accurate weight.
Proverbs 11:3
World English Bible
3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them,
but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
Proverbs 11:3
Common English Bible
3 Integrity guides the virtuous,
but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.
Proverbs 11:20
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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.
Proverbs 11:20
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20 The Lord detests a crooked heart,
but he favors those whose path is innocent.
Proverbs 12:19
World English Bible
19 Truth’s lips will be established forever,
but a lying tongue is only momentary.
Proverbs 12:19
Common English Bible
19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only for a moment.
Proverbs 12:22
World English Bible
22 Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh,
but those who do the truth are his delight.
Proverbs 12:22
Common English Bible
22 The Lord detests false lips;
he favors those who do what is true.
Proverbs 14:25
World English Bible
25 A truthful witness saves souls,
but a false witness is deceitful.
Proverbs 14:25
Common English Bible
25 A truthful witness saves lives,
but a deceiver proclaims lies.
Proverbs 16:13
World English Bible
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings.
They value one who speaks the truth.
Proverbs 16:13
Common English Bible
13 Kings favor those with righteous lips;
they love words of integrity.
Proverbs 19:1
World English Bible
19 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
Common English Bible
19 Better to be poor and walk in innocence
than to have dishonest lips and be a fool.
Proverbs 20:7
World English Bible
7 A righteous man walks in integrity.
Blessed are his children after him.
Proverbs 20:7
Common English Bible
7 The righteous live with integrity;
happy are their children who come after them.
Proverbs 20:10
World English Bible
10 Differing weights and differing measures,
both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
Proverbs 20:10
Common English Bible
10 False weights and measures—
the Lord detests them both.
Proverbs 24:26
World English Bible
26 An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24:26
Common English Bible
26 Those who speak honestly
are like those who kiss on the lips.
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