Proverbs 11: Honest Scales and Generous Hands

Sayings contrasting the upright and the wicked open with the LORD’s hatred of dishonest weights. They warn about pride, trusting in riches, gossip, and guaranteeing a stranger’s debt, praise generosity and wise counsel, and end by reasoning that if the righteous are repaid on earth, sinners surely will be.

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