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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner! |
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