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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. |
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He who belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent. |
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He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing hidden. |
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Where there is no guidance, a people falls; but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. |
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He who gives surety for a stranger will smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure. |
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A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches. |
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A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself. |
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A wicked man earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward. |
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He who is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die. |
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Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight. |
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Be assured, an evil man will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will be delivered. |
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Like a gold ring in a swine's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. |
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The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath. |
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One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. |
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A liberal man will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. |
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The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it. |
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He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it. |
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He who trusts in his riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. |
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He who troubles his household will inherit wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise. |
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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but lawlessness takes away lives. |
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If the righteous is requited on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner! |
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