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Proverbs 29
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If People Can’t See What God Is Doing

29For people who hate discipline and only get more stubborn, There'll come a day when life tumbles in and they break, but by then it'll be too late to help them.H376H8433H7185H6203H6621H7665H4832 2When good people run things, everyone is glad, but when the ruler is bad, everyone groans.H6662H7235H5971H8055H7563H4910H5971H584 3If you love wisdom, you'll delight your parents, but you'll destroy their trust if you run with whores.H376H157H2451H8055H1H7462H2181H6H1952 4A leader of good judgment gives stability; an exploiting leader leaves a trail of waste.H4428H4941H5975H776H376H8641H2040 5A flattering neighbor is up to no good; he's probably planning to take advantage of you.H1397H2505H7453H6566H7568H6471 6Evil people fall into their own traps; good people run the other way, glad to escape.H6588H7451H376H4170H6662H7442H8056 7The good-hearted understand what it's like to be poor; the hardhearted haven't the faintest idea.H6662H3045H1779H1800H7563H995H1847 8A gang of cynics can upset a whole city; a group of sages can calm everyone down.H3944H582H6315H7151H6315H2450H7725H639 9A sage trying to work things out with a fool gets only scorn and sarcasm for his trouble.H2450H376H8199H191H376H7264H7832H5183 10Murderers hate honest people; moral folks encourage them.H582H1818H8130H8535H3477H1245H5315 11A fool lets it all hang out; a sage quietly mulls it over.H3684H3318H7307H2450H7623H268 12When a leader listens to malicious gossip, all the workers get infected with evil.H4910H7181H1697H8267H8334H7563 13The poor and their abusers have at least something in common: they can both see—their sight, GOD's gift!H7326H8501H376H6298H3068H215H8147H5869 14Leadership gains authority and respect when the voiceless poor are treated fairly.H4428H571H8199H1800H3678H3559H5703 15Wise discipline imparts wisdom; spoiled adolescents embarrass their parents.H7626H8433H5414H2451H5288H7971H517H954 16When degenerates take charge, crime runs wild, but the righteous will eventually observe their collapse.H7563H7235H6588H7235H6662H7200H4658 17Discipline your children; you'll be glad you did— they'll turn out delightful to live with.H3256H1121H5117H5414H4574H5315 18If people can't see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed.H2377H5971H6544H8104H8451H835 19It takes more than talk to keep workers in line; mere words go in one ear and out the other.H5650H3256H1697H995H4617 20Observe the people who always talk before they think— even simpletons are better off than they are.H2372H376H213H1697H8615H3684 21If you let people treat you like a doormat, you'll be quite forgotten in the end.H6445H5650H5290H4497H319 22Angry people stir up a lot of discord; the intemperate stir up trouble.H639H376H1624H4066H2534H1167H7227H6588 23Pride lands you flat on your face; humility prepares you for honors.H120H1346H8213H3519H8551H8217H7307 24Befriend an outlaw and become an enemy to yourself. When the victims cry out, you'll be included in their curses if you're a coward to their cause in court.H2505H1590H8130H5315H8085H423H5046 25The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in GOD protects you from that.H2731H120H5414H4170H982H3068H7682 26Everyone tries to get help from the leader, but only GOD will give us justice.H7227H1245H4910H6440H376H4941H3068 27Good people can't stand the sight of deliberate evil; the wicked can't stand the sight of well-chosen goodness.H5766H376H8441H6662H3477H1870H8441H7563


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