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Proverbs 17:7
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Proverbs 17:7
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Respected people do not tell lies, and fools have nothing worthwhile to say.
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If you make fun of poor people, you insult the God who made them. You will be punished if you take pleasure in someone's misfortune.
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Grandparents are proud of their grandchildren, just as children are proud of their parents.
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Respected people do not tell lies, and fools have nothing worthwhile to say.
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Some people think a bribe works like magic; they believe it can do anything.
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If you want people to like you, forgive them when they wrong you. Remembering wrongs can break up a friendship.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.