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Proverbs 11:1-7

1 The Lord hates dishonest scales, but he is pleased with honest weights.

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

2 Pride leads only to shame; it is wise to be humble.

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

3 Good people will be guided by honesty; dishonesty will destroy those who are not trustworthy.

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

4 Riches will not help when it's time to die, but right living will save you from death.

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

5 The goodness of the innocent makes life easier, but the wicked will be destroyed by their wickedness.

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

6 Doing right brings freedom to honest people, but those who are not trustworthy will be caught by their own desires.

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

7 When the wicked die, hope dies with them; their hope in riches will come to nothing.

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