11A FALSE balance {and} unrighteous dealings are extremely offensive {and} shamefully sinful to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight.H4820H3976H8441H3068H8003H68H75222When swelling {and} pride come, then emptiness {and} shame come also, but with the humble (those who are lowly, who have been pruned or chiseled by trial, and renounce self) are skillful {and} godly Wisdom {and} soundness.H2087H935H935H7036H6800H24513The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the willful contrariness {and} crookedness of the treacherous shall destroy them.H8538H3477H5148H5558H898H7703H77034Riches provide no security in any day of wrath {and} judgment, but righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) delivers from death.H1952H3276H3117H5678H6666H5337H41945The righteousness of the blameless shall rectify {and} make plain their way {and} keep it straight, but the wicked shall fall by their own wickedness.H6666H8549H3474H1870H7563H5307H75646The righteousness of the upright [their rectitude in every area and relation] shall deliver them, but the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity {and} greedy desire.H6666H3477H5337H898H3920H19427When the wicked man dies, his hope [for the future] perishes; and the expectation of the godless comes to nothing.H7563H120H4194H8615H6H8431H205H68The [uncompromisingly] righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.H6662H2502H6869H7563H9359With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge {and} superior discernment shall the righteous be delivered.H2611H6310H7843H7453H1847H6662H250210When it goes well with the [uncompromisingly] righteous, the city rejoices, but when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.H2898H6662H7151H5970H7563H6H744011By the blessing of the influence of the upright {and} God's favor [because of them] the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.H1293H3477H7176H7311H2040H6310H756312He who belittles {and} despises his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding keeps silent.H2638H3820H936H7453H376H8394H279013He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy {and} faithful in spirit keeps the matter hidden.H1980H7400H1540H5475H539H7307H3680H169714Where no wise guidance is, the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.H8458H5971H5307H7230H3289H866815He who becomes security for an outsider shall smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure [from its penalties].H6148H2114H7321H7451H8130H8628H98216A gracious {and} good woman wins honor [for her husband], and violent men win riches {but} {a woman who hates righteousness is a throne of dishonor for him}.H2580H802H8551H3519H6184H8551H623917The merciful, kind, {and} generous man benefits himself [for his deeds return to bless him], but he who is cruel {and} callous [to the wants of others] brings on himself retribution.H2617H376H1580H5315H394H5916H760718The wicked man earns deceitful wages, but he who sows righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) shall have a sure reward [permanent and satisfying].H7563H6213H8267H6468H2232H6666H571H793819He who is steadfast in righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) attains to life, but he who pursues evil does it to his own death.H6666H2416H7291H7451H419420They who are willfully contrary in heart are extremely disgusting {and} shamefully vile in the eyes of the Lord, but such as are blameless {and} wholehearted in their ways are His delight!H6141H3820H8441H3068H8549H1870H752221Assuredly [I pledge it] the wicked shall not go unpunished, but the multitude of the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall be delivered.H3027H3027H7451H5352H2233H6662H442222As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman who is without discretion.H5141H2091H2386H639H3303H802H5493H294023The desire of the [consistently] righteous brings only good, but the expectation of the wicked brings wrath.H8378H6662H2896H8615H7563H567824There are those who [generously] scatter abroad, and yet increase more; there are those who withhold more than is fitting {or} what is justly due, but it results only in want.H3426H6340H3254H2820H3476H427025The liberal person shall be enriched, and he who waters shall himself be watered.H1293H5315H1878H7301H338426The people curse him who holds back grain [when the public needs it], but a blessing [from God and man] is upon the head of him who sells it.H4513H1250H3816H5344H1293H7218H766627He who diligently seeks good seeks [God's] favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come upon him.H7836H2896H1245H7522H1875H7451H93528He who leans on, trusts in, {and} is confident in his riches shall fall, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish like a green bough.H982H6239H5307H6662H6524H592929He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.H5916H1004H5157H7307H191H5650H2450H382030The fruit of the [uncompromisingly] righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise captures human lives [for God, as a fisher of men--he gathers and receives them for eternity].H6529H6662H6086H2416H3947H5315H245031Behold, the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall be recompensed on earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner! {And} {if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the ungodly and wicked?}H6662H7999H776H7563H2398
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