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for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.

The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.

He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.

For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.

before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.

I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,

when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.

I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men.

For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.

The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.

The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.

Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.

The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.

He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.