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| [1]False balances are an abomination unto the Lord: but a perfect weight pleaseth him. |
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| [2]When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. |
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| [3]The uprightness of the just shall guide them: but the frowardness of the transgressors shall destroy them. |
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| [4]Riches avail not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. |
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| [5]The righteousness of the upright shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall in his own wickedness. |
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| [6]The righteousness of the just shall deliver them: but the transgressors shall be taken in their own wickedness. |
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| [7]When a wicked man dieth, his hope perisheth, and the hope of the unjust shall perish. |
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| [8]The righteous escapeth out of trouble, and the wicked shall come in his stead. |
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| [9]An hypocrite with his mouth hurteth his neighbor: but the righteous shall be delivered by knowledge. |
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| [10]In the prosperity of the righteous the city rejoiceth, and when the wicked perish, there is joy. |
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| [11]By the blessing of the righteous, the city is exalted: but it is subverted by the mouth of the wicked. |
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| [12]He that despiseth his neighbor, is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding will keep silence. |
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| [13]He that goeth about as a slanderer, discovereth a secret: but he that is of a faithful heart concealeth a matter. |
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| [14]Where no counsel is, the people fall: but where many counselors are, there is health. |
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| [15]He shall be sore vexed, that is surety for a stranger, and he that hateth suretiship, is sure. |
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| [16]A gracious woman attaineth honor, and the strong men attain riches. |
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| [17]He that is merciful, rewardeth his own soul: but he that troubleth his own flesh, is cruel. |
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| [18]The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but he that soweth righteousness, shall receive a sure reward. |
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| [19]As righteousness leadeth to life: so he that followeth evil , seeketh his own death. |
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| [20]They that are of a froward heart, are abomination to the Lord: but they that are upright in their way, are his delight. |
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| [21]Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall escape. |
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| [22]As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout: so is a fair woman, which lacketh discretion. |
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| [23]The desire of the righteous is only good: but the hope of the wicked is indignation. |
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| [24]There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but he that spareth more than is right, surely cometh to poverty. |
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| [25]The liberal person shall have plenty: and he that watereth, shall also have rain. |
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| [26]He that withdraweth the corn, the people will curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth corn. |
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| [27]He that seeketh good things, getteth favor: but he that seeketh evil, it shall come to him. |
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| [28]He that trusteth in his riches, shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a leaf. |
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| [29]He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise in heart. |
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| [30]The fruit of the righteous is as a tree of life, and he that winneth souls, is wise. |
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| [31]Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: how much more the wicked and the sinner? |
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