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Proverbs 11:1-7

1 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight.

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

2 When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom.

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

3 The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.

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

4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.

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

5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way aright, But the wicked will fall by his own 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 deliver them, But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.

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

7 When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish, And the hope of the unjust perishes.

7 Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.