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The Lord detests dishonest scales,
but accurate weights find favor with him.
but accurate weights find favor with him.
When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom.
but with humility comes wisdom.
When pride comes, then comes shame;
But with the humble is wisdom.
But with the humble is wisdom.
The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
The integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.
Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.
but righteousness delivers from death.
Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness delivers from death.
But righteousness delivers from death.
The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,
but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.
But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.
When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,
And the hope of the unjust perishes.
And the hope of the unjust perishes.
The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
and it falls on the wicked instead.
and it falls on the wicked instead.
The righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead.
And it comes to the wicked instead.
With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.
but through knowledge the righteous escape.
The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted,
But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense,
but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.
but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.
A gossip betrays a confidence,
but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.
but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.
A talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.
But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.
For lack of guidance a nation falls,
but victory is won through many advisers.
but victory is won through many advisers.
Where there is no counsel, the people fall;
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer,
but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.
but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.
A kindhearted woman gains honor,
but ruthless men gain only wealth.
but ruthless men gain only wealth.
A gracious woman retains honor,
But ruthless men retain riches.
But ruthless men retain riches.
Those who are kind benefit themselves,
but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.
but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.
The merciful man does good for his own soul,
But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
The wicked man does deceptive work,
But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.
But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.
Truly the righteous attain life,
but whoever pursues evil finds death.
but whoever pursues evil finds death.
As righteousness leads to life,
So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,
but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
but those who are righteous will go free.
but those who are righteous will go free.
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
There is one who scatters, yet increases more;
And there is one who withholds more than is right,
But it leads to poverty.
And there is one who withholds more than is right,
But it leads to poverty.
A generous person will prosper;
whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
The generous soul will be made rich,
And he who waters will also be watered himself.
And he who waters will also be watered himself.
People curse the one who hoards grain,
but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
The people will curse him who withholds grain,
But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
Whoever seeks good finds favor,
but evil comes to one who searches for it.
but evil comes to one who searches for it.
Those who trust in their riches will fall,
but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like foliage.
But the righteous will flourish like foliage.
Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.
and the fool will be servant to the wise.
He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind,
And the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
And the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the one who is wise saves lives.
and the one who is wise saves lives.