A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, Deu 25:13-16Pro 16:11Pro 20:23Lev 19:35-36Pro 20:10Hos 12:7Amo 8:5-6Ezk 45:10-12
but accurate weights are his delight.
When pride comes, then comes shame, Pro 29:23Pro 16:18-19Luk 18:14Pro 15:33Pro 18:12Pro 3:34-351Co 8:1-2Luk 14:8-11
but with humility comes wisdom.
The integrity of the upright shall guide them, Pro 28:18Pro 13:6Psa 25:21Psa 26:1Jhn 7:17Pro 19:3Ecc 7:17Pro 11:5
but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, Zep 1:18Pro 10:2Gen 7:1Ezk 7:191Ti 4:8Psa 49:6-8Luk 12:20Mat 16:26
but righteousness delivers from death.
The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, Pro 5:22Psa 9:15-16Est 7:3-10Mat 27:4-5Pro 1:31-32Pro 11:3Pro 3:62Sa 17:23
but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, Ecc 10:81Ki 2:441Sa 12:3-4Pro 5:22Psa 7:15-161Ki 2:32-33Gen 30:33Gen 31:37
but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, Pro 10:28Job 8:13-14Job 11:20Exo 15:9-10Luk 12:19-20Pro 14:32Psa 146:4Ezk 28:9
and expectation of power comes to nothing.
A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, Dan 6:23-24Pro 21:18Est 7:9-10Isa 43:3-4
and the wicked takes his place.
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, Pro 2:10-16Pro 4:5-61Jn 2:271Jn 2:211Ti 4:1-32Co 11:13-152Pe 2:1-32Pe 3:16-18
but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. Pro 28:12Psa 58:10-11Est 8:15-16Jdg 5:31Pro 28:28Exo 15:21Job 27:23Rev 19:1-7
When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, Pro 14:34Pro 29:8Jas 3:62Ch 32:20-22Ecc 9:15Job 22:302Sa 20:1Est 3:8-15
but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, 1Pe 2:23Pro 10:19Luk 16:14Luk 18:9Pro 14:21Psa 123:3-41Sa 10:272Ki 18:36
but a man of understanding holds his peace.
One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, Pro 20:19Lev 19:16Pro 25:91Ti 5:13Pro 26:20-22Jos 2:14Jer 38:27Jos 2:20
but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, Pro 24:6Pro 15:22Pro 20:18Pro 16:221Ki 12:1-19Act 15:6-21Isa 19:11-14
but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, Pro 17:18Pro 6:1-5Pro 20:16Pro 22:26-27
but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
A gracious woman obtains honor, Pro 31:30-31Luk 10:42Act 16:14-151Sa 25:32-33Act 9:392Jn 1:12Sa 20:16-22Est 9:25
but violent men obtain riches.
The merciful man does good to his own soul, Mat 5:7Jas 2:13Mat 25:34-402Co 9:6-14Dan 4:27Jas 5:1-5Mat 6:14-15Php 4:17
but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
Wicked people earn deceitful wages, Gal 6:8-9Ecc 10:8Hos 10:12-13Jas 3:18Pro 22:8Psa 126:5-6Pro 1:18Pro 5:22
but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
He who is truly righteous gets life. Pro 10:16Pro 12:28Pro 19:23Rom 2:8-9Pro 1:16-19Pro 7:22-23Pro 8:361Jn 3:10
He who pursues evil gets death.
Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, Psa 119:11Ch 29:17Pro 21:29Psa 140:13Pro 6:14Pro 8:13Psa 11:7Psa 18:25-26
but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, Psa 112:1-2Act 2:39Jer 32:39Psa 37:26Pro 16:5Pro 13:22Gen 17:7-8Exo 23:2
but the offspring 1 of the righteous will be delivered.
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, 1Pe 3:3-4Pro 31:30Nam 3:4-62Pe 2:22Pro 7:10Pro 9:13Gen 24:47Ezk 16:15-22
is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
The desire of the righteous is only good. Mat 5:6Psa 37:4Rom 2:8-9Isa 26:9Jer 17:16Pro 10:28Psa 10:17Psa 119:10
The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. Pro 19:17Luk 6:38Deu 15:10Psa 112:9Ecc 11:6Hag 1:6Hag 1:9-112Co 9:5-11
There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
The liberal soul shall be made fat. Mat 5:72Co 9:6-9Isa 58:7-11Mat 25:34-35Isa 32:8Pro 28:27Job 29:13-18Job 31:16-20
He who waters shall be watered also himself.
People curse someone who withholds grain, Gen 42:6Job 29:13Amo 8:4-6Pro 24:24
but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, Psa 7:15-16Pro 17:11Est 7:10Psa 57:6Psa 9:15-16Psa 10:2
but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
He who trusts in his riches will fall, 1Ti 6:17Jer 17:8Psa 52:7-8Psa 1:3Mrk 10:24-25Psa 62:10Psa 92:12-14Deu 8:12-14
but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. Ecc 5:16Pro 14:19Hab 2:9-10Pro 15:271Sa 25:171Sa 25:31Sa 25:38Gen 34:30
The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. Dan 12:3Jas 5:201Co 9:19-231Th 2:19Pro 3:18Jhn 4:36Luk 5:9-10Mat 4:19
He who is wise wins souls.
Behold, the righteous shall be repaid on the earth, 1Pe 4:17-18Jer 25:291Co 11:30-322Sa 12:9-12Pro 13:212Sa 7:14-151Ki 13:24
how much more the wicked and the sinner!