Chapter 11
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A false balance is Heb. Balances of deceit, are, Prov 16:11, Prov 20:10, Prov 20:23; Lev 19:35-36; Deut 25:13-16; Hos 12:7; Amos 8:5-6; Mic 6:10-11
a just weight Heb. a perfect stone, Prov 16:11; Ezek 45:10-12
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pride Prov 3:34-35, Prov 16:18-19; Dan 4:30-32; Luke 14:8-11, Luke 18:14
but Prov 15:33; 1Cor 8:1-2
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The integrity Prov 11:5, Prov 13:6; Ps 25:21, Ps 26:1; John 7:17
the perverseness Prov 21:7, Prov 28:18; Eccl 7:17; Isa 1:28
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Riches Prov 10:2; Job 36:18-19; Ps 49:6-8; Ezek 7:19; Zeph 1:18; Matt 16:26; Luke 12:20
but Prov 12:28; Gen 7:1; Rom 5:17; 1Tim 4:8
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direct Heb. rectify, Prov 11:3, Prov 1:31-32, Prov 5:22; 2Sam 17:23; Esth 7:3-10; Ps 9:15-16; Matt 27:4-5
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righteousness Gen 30:33, Gen 31:37; 1Sam 12:3-4
but Prov 5:22; 1Kgs 2:32-33, 1Kgs 2:44; Ps 7:16; Eccl 10:8
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Prov 10:28, Prov 14:32; Exod 15:9-10; Job 8:13-14, Job 11:20; Ps 146:4; Ezek 28:9; Luke 12:19-20
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Prov 21:18; Esth 7:9-10; Isa 43:3-4; Dan 6:23-24
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An hypocrite Or rather, as chanaiph properly signifies, a wicked, profligate person, an infidel. 1Kgs 13:18-22, 1Kgs 22:6, 1Kgs 22:20-23; Job 8:13, Job 34:30; Ps 55:12, Ps 55:20-21; Matt 7:15; Matt 15:5-14; Acts 20:30; 2Cor 11:13-15; 2Thess 2:8-10; 1Tim 4:1-3; 2Pet 2:1-3
through Prov 2:10-16, Prov 4:5-6, Prov 6:23-24; Mark 13:14, Mark 13:22-23; Eph 4:13-14; 2Pet 3:16-18; 1John 2:21, 1John 2:27
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it goeth Prov 28:12, Prov 28:28; Esth 8:15-16
when Exod 15:21; Judg 5:31; Job 27:23; Ps 58:10-11; Rev 19:1-7
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the blessing Prov 14:34, Prov 29:8; Gen 41:38-42, Gen 45:8; 2Chr 32:20-22; Job 22:30; Eccl 9:15
it 2Sam 20:1; Esth 3:8-15, Esth 9:1-16; Jas 3:6
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that Judg 9:27-29, Judg 9:38; Neh 4:2-4; Ps 123:3-4; Luke 16:14, Luke 18:9; John 7:48-52
void of wisdom Heb. destitute of heart
a man Prov 10:19; 1Sam 10:27; 2Kgs 18:36; 1Pet 2:23
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A tale bearer, Heb. He that walketh being a talebearer, Prov 20:19; Lev 19:16
revealeth Prov 25:9, Prov 26:20-22; Neh 6:17-19
he Prov 14:5; Josh 2:14, Josh 2:20; Jer 38:27
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Prov 15:22, Prov 16:22, Prov 24:6; 1Kgs 12:1-19; Isa 19:11-14; Acts 15:6-21
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that is surety Prov 6:1-5, Prov 17:18, Prov 20:16, Prov 22:26-27
smart Heb. be sore broken
suretiship Heb. those that strike hands
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gracious Prov 31:30-31; 1Sam 25:32-33; 2Sam 20:16-22; Esth 9:25; Matt 26:13; Luke 8:3; Luke 10:42, Luke 21:2-4; Acts 9:39, Acts 16:14-15; Rom 16:2-4, Rom 16:6; 2John 1:1
and Luke 11:21-22
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merciful Ps 41:1-4, Ps 112:4-9; Isa 32:7-8, Isa 57:1, Isa 58:7-12; Dan 4:27; Matt 5:7; Matt 6:14-15, Matt 25:34-40; Luke 6:38; 2Cor 9:6-14; Phil 4:17
but Prov 15:27; Job 20:19-23; Eccl 4:8; Jas 2:13, Jas 5:1-5
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wicked Prov 1:18, Prov 5:22; Job 27:13-23; Eccl 10:8; Isa 59:5-8; Eph 4:22
but Prov 22:8; Ps 126:5-6; Hos 10:12-13; Gal 6:8-9; Jas 3:18
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righteousness Prov 11:4, Prov 10:16, Prov 12:28, Prov 19:23; Acts 10:35; 1John 3:7, 1John 3:10
he Prov 1:16-19, Prov 7:22-23, Prov 8:36; Rom 2:8-9
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of Prov 6:14, Prov 6:16-19, Prov 8:13; Ps 18:25-26
upright Prov 9:7, Prov 15:8, Prov 16:17, Prov 21:29; Ps 11:7, Ps 51:6, Ps 140:13
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hand Prov 16:5; Exod 23:2
the seed Prov 13:22; Gen 17:7-8; Ps 37:26, Ps 112:1-2; Isa 27:4; Jer 32:39; Acts 2:39
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a jewel Prov 31:30; Ezek 16:15-22; Nah 3:4-6; 1Pet 3:3-4; 2Pet 2:22
is without Heb. departed from, Prov 7:10, Prov 9:13
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desire Ps 10:17, Ps 27:4, Ps 37:4, Ps 39:7-8, Ps 119:5, Ps 119:10; Isa 26:9; Jer 17:16; Matt 5:6
expectation Prov 11:7, Prov 10:28; Rom 2:8-9; Heb 10:27
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that scattereth Prov 11:18, Prov 19:17, Prov 28:8; Deut 15:10; Ps 112:9; Eccl 11:1-2, Eccl 11:6; Luke 6:38; Acts 11:29-30; 2Cor 9:5-11
but Hag 1:6, Hag 1:9-11, Hag 2:16-19
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liberal soul Heb. soul of blessing, Prov 28:27; Job 29:13-18, Job 31:16-20; Isa 32:8, Isa 58:7-11; Matt 5:7, Matt 25:34-35
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that withholdeth Amos 8:4-6
blessing Job 29:13
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diligently Shochair, properly, "rising early to seek" what is greatly desired.
he that seeketh Prov 17:11; Esth 7:10; Ps 7:15-16, Ps 9:15-16, Ps 10:2, Ps 57:6
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that Prov 10:15; Deut 8:12-14; Job 31:24-25; Ps 52:7, Ps 62:10; Mark 10:24; Luke 12:20; 1Tim 6:17
but Ps 1:3, Ps 52:8, Ps 92:12-14; Isa 60:21; Jer 17:8
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that Gen 34:30; Josh 7:24-25; 1Sam 25:3, 1Sam 25:17, 1Sam 25:38; Hab 2:9-10
inherit Eccl 5:16; Hos 8:7
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fruit Prov 3:18, Prov 15:4
and Dan 12:3; Matt 4:19; John 4:36; 1Cor 9:19-23; 1Thess 2:19; Jas 5:20
winneth Heb. taketh, Luke 5:9-10
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2Sam 7:14-15, 2Sam 12:9-12; 1Kgs 13:24; Jer 25:29; 1Cor 11:30-32; 1Pet 4:17-18
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A false balance is Heb. Balances of deceit, are, Prov 16:11, Prov 20:10, Prov 20:23; Lev 19:35-36; Deut 25:13-16; Hos 12:7; Amos 8:5-6; Mic 6:10-11
a just weight Heb. a perfect stone, Prov 16:11; Ezek 45:10-12
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pride Prov 3:34-35, Prov 16:18-19; Dan 4:30-32; Luke 14:8-11, Luke 18:14
but Prov 15:33; 1Cor 8:1-2
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The integrity Prov 11:5, Prov 13:6; Ps 25:21, Ps 26:1; John 7:17
the perverseness Prov 21:7, Prov 28:18; Eccl 7:17; Isa 1:28
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Riches Prov 10:2; Job 36:18-19; Ps 49:6-8; Ezek 7:19; Zeph 1:18; Matt 16:26; Luke 12:20
but Prov 12:28; Gen 7:1; Rom 5:17; 1Tim 4:8
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direct Heb. rectify, Prov 11:3, Prov 1:31-32, Prov 5:22; 2Sam 17:23; Esth 7:3-10; Ps 9:15-16; Matt 27:4-5
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righteousness Gen 30:33, Gen 31:37; 1Sam 12:3-4
but Prov 5:22; 1Kgs 2:32-33, 1Kgs 2:44; Ps 7:16; Eccl 10:8
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Prov 10:28, Prov 14:32; Exod 15:9-10; Job 8:13-14, Job 11:20; Ps 146:4; Ezek 28:9; Luke 12:19-20
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Prov 21:18; Esth 7:9-10; Isa 43:3-4; Dan 6:23-24
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An hypocrite Or rather, as chanaiph properly signifies, a wicked, profligate person, an infidel. 1Kgs 13:18-22, 1Kgs 22:6, 1Kgs 22:20-23; Job 8:13, Job 34:30; Ps 55:12, Ps 55:20-21; Matt 7:15; Matt 15:5-14; Acts 20:30; 2Cor 11:13-15; 2Thess 2:8-10; 1Tim 4:1-3; 2Pet 2:1-3
through Prov 2:10-16, Prov 4:5-6, Prov 6:23-24; Mark 13:14, Mark 13:22-23; Eph 4:13-14; 2Pet 3:16-18; 1John 2:21, 1John 2:27
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it goeth Prov 28:12, Prov 28:28; Esth 8:15-16
when Exod 15:21; Judg 5:31; Job 27:23; Ps 58:10-11; Rev 19:1-7
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the blessing Prov 14:34, Prov 29:8; Gen 41:38-42, Gen 45:8; 2Chr 32:20-22; Job 22:30; Eccl 9:15
it 2Sam 20:1; Esth 3:8-15, Esth 9:1-16; Jas 3:6
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that Judg 9:27-29, Judg 9:38; Neh 4:2-4; Ps 123:3-4; Luke 16:14, Luke 18:9; John 7:48-52
void of wisdom Heb. destitute of heart
a man Prov 10:19; 1Sam 10:27; 2Kgs 18:36; 1Pet 2:23
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A tale bearer, Heb. He that walketh being a talebearer, Prov 20:19; Lev 19:16
revealeth Prov 25:9, Prov 26:20-22; Neh 6:17-19
he Prov 14:5; Josh 2:14, Josh 2:20; Jer 38:27
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Prov 15:22, Prov 16:22, Prov 24:6; 1Kgs 12:1-19; Isa 19:11-14; Acts 15:6-21
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that is surety Prov 6:1-5, Prov 17:18, Prov 20:16, Prov 22:26-27
smart Heb. be sore broken
suretiship Heb. those that strike hands
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gracious Prov 31:30-31; 1Sam 25:32-33; 2Sam 20:16-22; Esth 9:25; Matt 26:13; Luke 8:3; Luke 10:42, Luke 21:2-4; Acts 9:39, Acts 16:14-15; Rom 16:2-4, Rom 16:6; 2John 1:1
and Luke 11:21-22
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merciful Ps 41:1-4, Ps 112:4-9; Isa 32:7-8, Isa 57:1, Isa 58:7-12; Dan 4:27; Matt 5:7; Matt 6:14-15, Matt 25:34-40; Luke 6:38; 2Cor 9:6-14; Phil 4:17
but Prov 15:27; Job 20:19-23; Eccl 4:8; Jas 2:13, Jas 5:1-5
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wicked Prov 1:18, Prov 5:22; Job 27:13-23; Eccl 10:8; Isa 59:5-8; Eph 4:22
but Prov 22:8; Ps 126:5-6; Hos 10:12-13; Gal 6:8-9; Jas 3:18
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righteousness Prov 11:4, Prov 10:16, Prov 12:28, Prov 19:23; Acts 10:35; 1John 3:7, 1John 3:10
he Prov 1:16-19, Prov 7:22-23, Prov 8:36; Rom 2:8-9
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of Prov 6:14, Prov 6:16-19, Prov 8:13; Ps 18:25-26
upright Prov 9:7, Prov 15:8, Prov 16:17, Prov 21:29; Ps 11:7, Ps 51:6, Ps 140:13
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hand Prov 16:5; Exod 23:2
the seed Prov 13:22; Gen 17:7-8; Ps 37:26, Ps 112:1-2; Isa 27:4; Jer 32:39; Acts 2:39
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a jewel Prov 31:30; Ezek 16:15-22; Nah 3:4-6; 1Pet 3:3-4; 2Pet 2:22
is without Heb. departed from, Prov 7:10, Prov 9:13
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desire Ps 10:17, Ps 27:4, Ps 37:4, Ps 39:7-8, Ps 119:5, Ps 119:10; Isa 26:9; Jer 17:16; Matt 5:6
expectation Prov 11:7, Prov 10:28; Rom 2:8-9; Heb 10:27
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that scattereth Prov 11:18, Prov 19:17, Prov 28:8; Deut 15:10; Ps 112:9; Eccl 11:1-2, Eccl 11:6; Luke 6:38; Acts 11:29-30; 2Cor 9:5-11
but Hag 1:6, Hag 1:9-11, Hag 2:16-19
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liberal soul Heb. soul of blessing, Prov 28:27; Job 29:13-18, Job 31:16-20; Isa 32:8, Isa 58:7-11; Matt 5:7, Matt 25:34-35
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that withholdeth Amos 8:4-6
blessing Job 29:13
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diligently Shochair, properly, "rising early to seek" what is greatly desired.
he that seeketh Prov 17:11; Esth 7:10; Ps 7:15-16, Ps 9:15-16, Ps 10:2, Ps 57:6
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that Prov 10:15; Deut 8:12-14; Job 31:24-25; Ps 52:7, Ps 62:10; Mark 10:24; Luke 12:20; 1Tim 6:17
but Ps 1:3, Ps 52:8, Ps 92:12-14; Isa 60:21; Jer 17:8
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that Gen 34:30; Josh 7:24-25; 1Sam 25:3, 1Sam 25:17, 1Sam 25:38; Hab 2:9-10
inherit Eccl 5:16; Hos 8:7
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fruit Prov 3:18, Prov 15:4
and Dan 12:3; Matt 4:19; John 4:36; 1Cor 9:19-23; 1Thess 2:19; Jas 5:20
winneth Heb. taketh, Luke 5:9-10
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2Sam 7:14-15, 2Sam 12:9-12; 1Kgs 13:24; Jer 25:29; 1Cor 11:30-32; 1Pet 4:17-18