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| 11:1 |
A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight.
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| 11:2 |
When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom.
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| 11:3 |
The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
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| 11:4 |
Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
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| 11:5 |
The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
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| 11:6 |
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.
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| 11:7 |
When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish, And the hope of strong men perishes.
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| 11:8 |
The righteous is delivered from trouble, But the wicked takes his place.
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| 11:9 |
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
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| 11:10 |
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
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| 11:11 |
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
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| 11:12 |
He who despises his neighbor lacks sense, But a man of understanding keeps silent.
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| 11:13 |
He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
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| 11:14 |
Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory.
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| 11:15 |
He who is guarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it, But he who hates being a guarantor is secure.
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| 11:16 |
A gracious woman attains honor, And ruthless men attain riches.
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| 11:17 |
The merciful man does himself good, But the cruel man does himself harm.
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| 11:18 |
The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.
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| 11:19 |
He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life, And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
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| 11:20 |
The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the blameless in their walk are His delight.
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| 11:21 |
Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished, But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.
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| 11:22 |
As a ring of gold in a swine's snout So is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
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| 11:23 |
The desire of the righteous is only good, But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
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| 11:24 |
There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.
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| 11:25 |
The generous man will be prosperous, And he who waters will himself be watered.
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| 11:26 |
He who withholds grain, the people will curse him, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
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| 11:27 |
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
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| 11:28 |
He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
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| 11:29 |
He who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.
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| 11:30 |
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
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| 11:31 |
If the righteous will be rewarded in the earth, How much more the wicked and the sinner!
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