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1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Dishonest scales are detestable to the LORD, but an accurate weight is his delight. |
2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2When arrogance 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 treacherous destroys them. |
4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death. |
5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5The righteousness of the blameless clears his path, but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness. |
6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires. |
7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7When the wicked person dies, his expectation comes to nothing, and hope placed in wealth vanishes. |
8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in. |
9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued. |
10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices; when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting. |
11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11A city is built up by the blessing of the upright, but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked. |
12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense, but a person with understanding keeps silent. |
13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13A gossip goes around revealing a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence. |
14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14Without guidance, a people will fall, but with many counselors there is deliverance. |
15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15If someone puts up security for a stranger, he will suffer for it, but the one who hates such agreements is protected. |
16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16A gracious woman gains honor, but violent people gain only riches. |
17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel person brings ruin on himself. |
18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18The wicked person earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward. |
19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil leads to death. |
20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Those with twisted minds are detestable to the LORD, but those with blameless conduct are his delight. |
21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21Be assured that a wicked person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape. |
22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22A beautiful woman who rejects good sense is like a gold ring in a pig's snout. |
23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23The desire of the righteous turns out well, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath. |
24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24One person gives freely, yet gains more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. |
25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water. |
26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26People will curse anyone who hoards grain, but a blessing will come to the one who sells it. |
27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27The one who searches for what is good seeks favor, but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him. |
28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28Anyone trusting in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like foliage. |
29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29The one who brings ruin on his household will inherit the wind, and a fool will be a slave to someone whose heart is wise. |
30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and a wise person captivates people. |
31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31If the righteous will be repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and sinful. |
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