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1 The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.
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Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
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Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
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The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
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Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
5 The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
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The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
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The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
7 Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.
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In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
8 The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.
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The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
9 With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
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With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
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In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
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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By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
12 Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.
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Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
13 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.
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A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
14 For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.
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Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
15 Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.
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Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
16 A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
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A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.
17 Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.
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A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
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The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.
19 Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.
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Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.
20 The LORD detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
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An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
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Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
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A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
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The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
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There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
25 A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
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A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
26 People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
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Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
27 Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.
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Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.
28 Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
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Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
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Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
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The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
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Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
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