⁷ He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
^(A)He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;

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

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

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

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

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

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