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Proverbs 11:24-31

24 The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.

24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

25 The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped.

25 A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

26 Curses on those who drive a hard bargain! Blessings on all who play fair and square!

26 People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

27 The one who seeks good finds delight; the student of evil becomes evil.

27 Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.

28 A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.

28 Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

29 Exploit or abuse your family, and end up with a fistful of air; common sense tells you it's a stupid way to live.

29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.

30 A good life is a fruit-bearing tree; a violent life destroys souls.

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.

31 If good people barely make it, what's in store for the bad!

31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!