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Proverbs 11:1-3
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11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,(A)
    but accurate weights find favor with him.(B)

2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,(C)
    but with humility comes wisdom.(D)

3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(E)

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Proverbs 11:1-3
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The Folly of Wickedness

11 (A)Dishonest[a] scales are an abomination to the Lord,
But a [b]just weight is His delight.

2 When pride comes, then comes (B)shame;
But with the humble is wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright will guide (C)them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.

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  1. Proverbs 11:1 deceptive
  2. Proverbs 11:1 Lit. perfect stone
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11 (A)A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    (B)but a just weight is his delight.
2 (C)When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
    but with (D)the humble is wisdom.
3 (E)The integrity of the upright guides them,
    (F)but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

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Proverbs 11:1-3
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11 A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

11 A (A)false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
But a (B)just weight is His delight.
2 When (C)pride comes, then comes dishonor;
But with the humble there is wisdom.
3 The (D)integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the (E)perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.

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