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  11:1 ¶
A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight. |
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11:1 ¶
A falseº
balanceº
[is] abominationº
to the LORD:º
but a justº
weightº
[is] his delight.º |
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11:2
When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom. |
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11:2
[When] prideº
cometh,ºº
then comethºº
shame:º
but withº
the lowlyºº
[is] wisdom.º |
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11:3
The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them. |
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11:3
The integrityº
of the uprightº
shall guideºº
them: but the perversenessº
of transgressorsºº
shall destroyºººº
them. |
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11:4
Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death. |
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11:4
Richesº
profitºº
notº
in the dayº
of wrath:º
but righteousnessº
deliverethºº
from death.ºº |
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11:5
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. |
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11:5
The righteousnessº
of the perfectº
shall directºº
his way:º
but the wickedº
shall fallºº
by his own wickedness.º |
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11:6
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity. |
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11:6
The righteousnessº
of the uprightº
shall deliverºº
them: but transgressorsºº
shall be takenºº
in [their own] naughtiness.º |
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11:7
When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth. |
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11:7
When a wickedº
manº
dieth,º
[his] expectationº
shall perish:ºº
and the hopeº
of unjustº
[men] perisheth.ºº |
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11:8
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead. |
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11:8
The righteousº
is deliveredº
outºº
of trouble,ºº
and the wickedº
comethºº
in his stead.º |
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11:9
With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered. |
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11:9
An hypocriteº
with [his] mouthº
destroyethºº
his neighbour:º
but through knowledgeº
shall the justº
be delivered.ºº |
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11:10
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; And when the wicked perish, there is shouting. |
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11:10
When it goeth wellº
with the righteous,º
the cityº
rejoiceth:ºº
and when the wickedº
perish,ºº
[there is] shouting.º |
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11:11
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. |
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11:11
By the blessingº
of the uprightº
the cityº
is exalted:ºº
but it is overthrownºº
by the mouthº
of the wicked.º |
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11:12
He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding holdeth his peace. |
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11:12
He that is voidº
of wisdomº
despisethºº
his neighbour:º
but a manº
of understandingº
holdeth his peace.ºº |
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11:13
He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter. |
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11:13
A talebearerººº
revealethºº
secrets:º
but he that is of a faithfulºº
spiritº
concealethºº
the matter.º |
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11:14
Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. |
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11:14
Where noº
counselº
[is], the peopleº
fall:ºº
but in the multitudeº
of counsellorsºº
[there is] safety.º |
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11:15
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure. |
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11:15
He that is suretyºº
for a strangerºº
shall smartºººº
[for it]: and he that hatethºº
suretishipºº
is sure.ºº |
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11:16
A gracious woman obtaineth honor; And violent men obtain riches. |
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11:16
A graciousº
womanº
retainethºº
honour:º
and strongº
[men] retainºº
riches.º |
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11:17
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. |
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11:17
The mercifulº
manº
doeth goodºº
to his own soul:º
but [he that is] cruelº
troublethºº
his own flesh.º |
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11:18
The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness [hath] a sure reward. |
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11:18
The wickedº
workethºº
a deceitfulº
work:º
but to him that sowethºº
righteousnessº
[shall be] a sureº
reward.º |
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11:19
He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death. |
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11:19
Asº
righteousnessº
[tendeth] to life:º
so he that pursuethºº
evilº
[pursueth it] to his own death.º |
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11:20
They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight. |
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11:20
They that are of a frowardº
heartº
[are] abominationº
to the LORD:º
but [such as are] uprightº
in [their] wayº
[are] his delight.º |
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11:21
[Though] hand [join] in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished; But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. |
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11:21
[Though] handº
[join] in hand,º
the wickedº
shall notº
be unpunished:ºº
but the seedº
of the righteousº
shall be delivered.ºº |
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11:22
[As] a ring of gold in a swine's snout, [So is] a fair woman that is without discretion. |
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11:22
[As] a jewelº
of goldº
in a swine'sº
snout,º
[so is] a fairº
womanº
which is withoutºº
discretion.º |
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11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good; [But] the expectation of the wicked is wrath. |
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11:23
The desireº
of the righteousº
[is] onlyº
good:º
[but] the expectationº
of the wickedº
[is] wrath.º |
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11:24
There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] only to want. |
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11:24
There isº
that scattereth,ºº
and yetº
increaseth;ºº
and [there is] that withholdethºº
more than is meet,ºº
but [it tendeth] to poverty.º |
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11:25
The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself. |
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11:25
The liberalº
soulº
shall be made fat:ºº
and he that waterethºº
shall be wateredºº
alsoº
himself.º |
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11:26
He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. |
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11:26
He that withholdethºº
corn,º
the peopleº
shall curseººº
him: but blessingº
[shall be] upon the headº
of him that sellethºº
[it]. |
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11:27
He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him. |
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11:27
He that diligently seekethºº
goodº
procurethºº
favour:º
but he that seekethºº
mischief,º
it shall comeºº
unto him. |
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11:28
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf. |
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11:28
Heº
that trustethºº
in his richesº
shall fall:ºº
but the righteousº
shall flourishºº
as a branch.º |
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11:29
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart. |
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11:29
He that troublethºº
his own houseº
shall inheritºº
the wind:º
and the foolº
[shall be] servantº
to the wiseº
of heart.º |
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11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls. |
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11:30
The fruitº
of the righteousº
[is] a treeº
of life;º
and he that winnethºº
soulsº
[is] wise.º |
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11:31
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: How much more the wicked and the sinner! |
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11:31
Behold,º
the righteousº
shall be recompensedºº
in the earth:º
much moreºº
the wickedº
and the sinner.ºº |
