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Proverbs 11
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Without Good Direction, People Lose Their Way

11GOD hates cheating in the marketplace; he loves it when business is aboveboard.H4820H3976H8441H3068H8003H68H7522 2The stuck-up fall flat on their faces, but down-to-earth people stand firm.H2087H935H935H7036H6800H2451 3The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin.H8538H3477H5148H5558H898H7703H7703 4A thick bankroll is no help when life falls apart, but a principled life can stand up to the worst.H1952H3276H3117H5678H6666H5337H4194 5Moral character makes for smooth traveling; an evil life is a hard life.H6666H8549H3474H1870H7563H5307H7564 6Good character is the best insurance; crooks get trapped in their sinful lust.H6666H3477H5337H898H3920H1942 7When the wicked die, that's it— the story's over, end of hope.H7563H120H4194H8615H6H8431H205H6 8A good person is saved from much trouble; a bad person runs straight into it.H6662H2502H6869H7563H935 9The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction; the common sense of the godly preserves them.H2611H6310H7843H7453H1847H6662H2502 10When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers; when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.H2898H6662H7151H5970H7563H6H7440 11When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes; evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.H1293H3477H7176H7311H2040H6310H7563 12Mean-spirited slander is heartless; quiet discretion accompanies good sense.H2638H3820H936H7453H376H8394H2790 13A gadabout gossip can't be trusted with a secret, but someone of integrity won't violate a confidence.H1980H7400H1540H5475H539H7307H3680H1697 14Without good direction, people lose their way; the more wise counsel you follow, the better your chances.H8458H5971H5307H7230H3289H8668 15Whoever makes deals with strangers is sure to get burned; if you keep a cool head, you'll avoid rash bargains.H6148H2114H7321H7451H8130H8628H982 16A woman of gentle grace gets respect, but men of rough violence grab for loot.H2580H802H8551H3519H6184H8551H6239

A God-Shaped Life

17When you're kind to others, you help yourself; when you're cruel to others, you hurt yourself.H2617H376H1580H5315H394H5916H7607 18Bad work gets paid with a bad check; good work gets solid pay.H7563H6213H8267H6468H2232H6666H571H7938 19Take your stand with God's loyal community and live, or chase after phantoms of evil and die.H6666H2416H7291H7451H4194 20GOD can't stand deceivers, but oh how he relishes integrity.H6141H3820H8441H3068H8549H1870H7522 21Count on this: The wicked won't get off scot-free, and God's loyal people will triumph.H3027H3027H7451H5352H2233H6662H4422 22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful face on an empty head.H5141H2091H2386H639H3303H802H5493H2940 23The desires of good people lead straight to the best, but wicked ambition ends in angry frustration.H8378H6662H2896H8615H7563H5678 24The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.H3426H6340H3254H2820H3476H4270 25The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped.H1293H5315H1878H7301H3384 26Curses on those who drive a hard bargain! Blessings on all who play fair and square!H4513H1250H3816H5344H1293H7218H7666 27The one who seeks good finds delight; the student of evil becomes evil.H7836H2896H1245H7522H1875H7451H935 28A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.H982H6239H5307H6662H6524H5929 29Exploit or abuse your family, and end up with a fistful of air; common sense tells you it's a stupid way to live.H5916H1004H5157H7307H191H5650H2450H3820 30A good life is a fruit-bearing tree; a violent life destroys souls.H6529H6662H6086H2416H3947H5315H2450 31If good people barely make it, what's in store for the bad!H6662H7999H776H7563H2398


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