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Proverbs 13:1-9
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Proverbs 13:1-9
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1
Wise children take their parents' advice, but whoever makes fun of wisdom won't listen to correction.
2
People will be rewarded for what they say, but those who can't be trusted want only violence.
3
Those who are careful about what they say protect their lives, but whoever speaks without thinking will be ruined.
4
The lazy will not get what they want, but those who work hard will.
5
Good people hate what is false, but the wicked do shameful and disgraceful things.
6
Doing what is right protects the honest person, but doing evil ruins the sinner.
7
Some people pretend to be rich but really have nothing. Others pretend to be poor but really are wealthy.
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The rich may have to pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor will face no such danger.
9
Good people can look forward to a bright future, but the future of the wicked is like a flame going out.
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Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.