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Proverbs 2:7 (Listen)

he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;

he is ba shield to those who cwalk in integrity,

Proverbs 11:1 (Listen)

11 aA false balance is an abomination to the Lord,

bbut a just weight is his delight.

Proverbs 11:3 (Listen)

eThe integrity of the upright guides them,

fbut the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

Proverbs 11:20 (Listen)

20 Those of acrooked heart are ban abomination to the Lord,

but those of cblameless ways are dhis delight.

Proverbs 12:19 (Listen)

19 Truthful lips endure forever,

but ea lying tongue is but for a moment.

Proverbs 12:22 (Listen)

22 hLying lips are ian abomination to the Lord,

jbut those who act faithfully are his delight.

Proverbs 14:25 (Listen)

25 A truthful witness saves lives,

but one who lbreathes out lies is deceitful.

Proverbs 16:13 (Listen)

13 dRighteous lips are the delight of a king,

and he loves him who speaks what is right.

Proverbs 19:1 (Listen)

19 aBetter is a poor person who bwalks in his integrity

than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

Proverbs 20:7 (Listen)

The righteous who jwalks in his integrity—

kblessed are his children after him!

Proverbs 20:10 (Listen)

10 oUnequal1 weights and unequal measures

are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

Footnotes

[1] 20:10 Or Two kinds of; also verse 23

Proverbs 24:26 (Listen)

26 Whoever gives an honest answer

kisses the lips.

Proverbs 24:28 (Listen)

28 fBe not a witness against your neighbor without cause,

and do not deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 28:6 (Listen)

kBetter is a poor man who lwalks in his integrity

than a rich man who is lcrooked in his ways.

Proverbs 28:13 (Listen)

13 Whoever xconceals his transgressions will not prosper,

but he who yconfesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

Proverbs 28:23 (Listen)

23 Whoever prebukes a man will afterward find more favor

than qhe who flatters with his tongue.