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Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

11 A false balance and dishonest business practices are extremely offensive to the Lord,
But an accurate scale is His delight.(A)

When pride comes [boiling up with an arrogant attitude of self-importance], then come dishonor and shame,
But with the humble [the teachable who have been chiseled by trial and who have learned to walk humbly with God] there is wisdom and soundness of mind.

The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

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