Proverbs 13:20-25

20 Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.
21 Disaster entraps sinners, but God-loyal people get a good life.
22 A good life gets passed on to the grandchildren; ill-gotten wealth ends up with good people.
23 Banks foreclose on the farms of the poor, or else the poor lose their shirts to crooked lawyers.
24 A refusal to correct is a refusal to love; love your children by disciplining them.
25 An appetite for good brings much satisfaction, but the belly of the wicked always wants more.
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