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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 disgrace;but with the humble is wisdom.
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| 11:3 |
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys 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 keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
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| 11:6 |
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
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| 11:7 |
When the wicked dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to nought.
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| 11:8 |
The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.
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| 11:9 |
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
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| 11:10 |
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
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| 11:11 |
By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
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| 11:12 |
He who belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.
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| 11:13 |
He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing hidden.
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| 11:14 |
Where there is no guidance, a people falls;but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
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| 11:15 |
He who gives surety for a stranger will smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.
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| 11:16 |
A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches.
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| 11:17 |
A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.
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| 11:18 |
A wicked man earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
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| 11:19 |
He who is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die.
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| 11:20 |
Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight.
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| 11:21 |
Be assured, an evil man will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will be delivered.
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| 11:22 |
Like a gold ring in a swine's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.
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| 11:23 |
The desire of the righteous ends only in good;the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
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| 11:24 |
One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer;another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
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| 11:25 |
A liberal man will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
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| 11:26 |
The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
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| 11:27 |
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.
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| 11:28 |
He who trusts in his riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
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| 11:29 |
He who troubles his household will inherit wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
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| 11:30 |
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but lawlessness takes away lives.
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| 11:31 |
If the righteous is requited on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
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