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A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.
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When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but with the humble is wisdom.
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The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
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Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
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The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
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The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
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When the wicked dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to nought.
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The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.
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With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
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When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
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By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.