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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 (B)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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11 (A)A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    (B)but a 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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(A)The integrity of the upright guides them,
    (B)but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys 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 Those of (A)crooked heart are (B)an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of (C)blameless ways are (D)his delight.

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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)a lying tongue is but 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 (B)an abomination to the Lord,
    (C)but those who act 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)breathes out lies is deceitful.

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

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13 (A)Righteous lips are the delight of a king,
    and he loves him who speaks what is right.

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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 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
    than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

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

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The righteous who (A)walks in his integrity—
    (B)blessed are his children 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)Unequal[a] weights and unequal measures
    are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:10 Or Two kinds of; also verse 23

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

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26 Whoever gives an honest answer
    kisses the lips.

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