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Proverbs 11:1-3
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11 1 False [a]balances are an abomination unto the Lord: but a perfect [b]weight pleaseth him.

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

3 The uprightness of the just shall guide them: but the frowardness of the transgressors shall destroy them.

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  1. Proverbs 11:1 Under this word he condemneth all false weights, measures and deceit.
  2. Proverbs 11:1 Hebrew, stone.
  3. Proverbs 11:2 When man so getteth himself, and thinketh to be exalted above his vocation, then God bringeth him to confusion.
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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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