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Friday, April 26th, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 4:14-19; Proverbs 13:20; Proverbs 14:7; Proverbs 16:19; Proverbs 20:19; Proverbs 22:5; Proverbs 22:24-25; Proverbs 23:6-8; Proverbs 23:20-21; Proverbs 24:1-2; Proverbs 24:21-22

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Proverbs 4:14
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Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men.
Proverbs 4:15
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Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.
Proverbs 4:16
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For they cannot sleep till they do evil; they are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall.
Proverbs 4:17
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They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 4:18
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The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Proverbs 4:19
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But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
Proverbs 13:20
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He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Proverbs 14:7
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Stay away from a foolish man, for you will not find knowledge on his lips.
Proverbs 16:19
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Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
Proverbs 20:19
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A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.
Proverbs 22:5
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In the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares, but he who guards his soul stays far from them.
Proverbs 22:24
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Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered,
Proverbs 22:25
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or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared.
Proverbs 23:6
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Do not eat the food of a stingy man, do not crave his delicacies;
Proverbs 23:7
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for he is the kind of man who is always thinking about the cost. (F44) "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
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Proverbs 23:8
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You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments.
Proverbs 23:20
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Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,
Proverbs 23:21
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for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
Proverbs 24:1
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Do not envy wicked men, do not desire their company;
Proverbs 24:2
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for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.
Proverbs 24:21
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Fear the LORD and the king, my son, and do not join with the rebellious,
Proverbs 24:22
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for those two will send sudden destruction upon them, and who knows what calamities they can bring? Further Sayings of the Wise
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