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Thursday, April 25th, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 11:4; Proverbs 11:16-18; Proverbs 11:28; Proverbs 13:11; Proverbs 15:16; Proverbs 15:27; Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 20:17; Proverbs 20:21; Proverbs 21:5-7; Proverbs 21:14; Proverbs 28:6; Proverbs 28:8; Proverbs 28:20

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Proverbs 11:4
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Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:16
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A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
Proverbs 11:17
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A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
Proverbs 11:18
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The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:28
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Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
Proverbs 13:11
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Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.
Proverbs 15:16
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Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth with turmoil.
Proverbs 15:27
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A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 17:8
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A bribe is a charm to the one who gives it; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
Proverbs 20:17
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Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
Proverbs 20:21
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An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 21:5
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The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Proverbs 21:6
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A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. (F37)
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Proverbs 21:7
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The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
Proverbs 21:14
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A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
Proverbs 28:6
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Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
Proverbs 28:8
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He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:20
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A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
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