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1 A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight.
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1 The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.
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2 [When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom.
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2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
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3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
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3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
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4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
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4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
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5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
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5 The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
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6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness.
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6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
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7 When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust [men] perisheth.
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7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes; all he expected from his power comes to nothing.
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8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
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8 The righteous man is rescued from trouble, and it comes on the wicked instead.
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9 A hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
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9 With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
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10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting.
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10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
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11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
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11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
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12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
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12 A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue.
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13 A tale-bearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
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13 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
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14 Where no counsel [is], the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors [there is] safety.
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14 For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure.
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15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it]: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
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15 He who puts up security for another will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.
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16 A gracious woman retaineth honor: and strong [men] retain riches.
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16 A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
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17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but [he that is] cruel troubleth his own flesh.
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17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
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18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.
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18 The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
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19 As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death.
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19 The truly righteous man attains life, but he who pursues evil goes to his death.
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20 They that are of a froward heart [are] abomination to the LORD: but [such as are] upright in [their] way [are] his delight.
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20 The LORD detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
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21 [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
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21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
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22 [As] a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, [so is] a fair woman who is without discretion.
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22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
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23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath.
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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
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24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.
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24 One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
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25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
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25 A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
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26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing [shall be] upon the head of him that selleth [it].
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26 People curse the man who hoards grain, but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.
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27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favor: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come to him.
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27 He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil comes to him who searches for it.
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28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
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28 Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
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29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.
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29 He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
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30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
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31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed upon the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
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31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
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