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Proverbs 11:1-6

1 Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him.

1 The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.

2 Pride comes, then disgrace comes, but wisdom [is] with the humble.

2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

4 Wealth does not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness will deliver from death.

4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

5 The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight, but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.

5 The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

6 The righteousness of the upright will save them, but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.

6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.