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13 Get up! Consecrate the people and say, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says the Lord, God of Israel, “There are devoted things in your midst, O Israel.  You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the devoted things from among you.”  - Joshua 7:13

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37 “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” - Luke 6:37-38

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26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil. 28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. 29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. - Ephesians 4:26-31

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1 Thessalonians 5:24 - He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.

Isaiah 46:11 - I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.

John 13:7 - Jesus answered Peter, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.”

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10  An excellent wife who can find?   She is far more precious than jewels.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.  25 Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.  26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.  27 She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.  28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:  29 “Many women have done excellently,    but you surpass them all.” 30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.  31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.  - Proverbs 31

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1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.  17 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

19 As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.

  - Proverbs 27

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4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.  5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”

23 Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart.  24 Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; 25 when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart;  - Proverbs 26

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6 Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great, 7 for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.

What your eyes have seen 8 do not hastily bring into court, for what will you do in the end,   when your neighbor puts you to shame? 9 Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another's secret, 10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end.

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, 22 for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.  - Proverbs 25

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3 By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; 4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

13 My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

19 Fret not yourself because of evildoers, and be not envious of the wicked, 20 for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.  - Proverbs 24

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1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you,  2 and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. 3 Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.

6 Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies, 7 for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. 8 You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words.  - Proverbs 23

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4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
8 Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
11 He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.- Proverbs 22

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2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.
21 Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.
23 Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
25 The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
26 All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back. - Proverbs 21

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4 The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
5 The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
10 Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
22 Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
23 Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good. - Proverbs 20

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1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
11 Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
19 A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.
21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
27 Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge. - Proverbs 19

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2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
6 A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.  7 A fool's mouth is his ruin,  and his lips are a snare to his soul.
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. - Proverbs 18

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1 Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.  
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
16 Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

                                                                                                                         - Proverbs 17

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2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.
3 Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
6 By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil.
8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.
11 A just balance and scales are the Lord's; all the weights in the bag are his work.
18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
20 Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
32 Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.- Proverbs 15

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1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
5 A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
12 A scoffer does not like to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.
18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
33 The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor. - Proverbs 15

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2 Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is devious in his ways despises him.  6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding. 7 Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge. 25 A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.  27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.  29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. - Proverbs 14

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3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. 
5 The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame and disgrace.
10 By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.
20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.- Proverbs 13

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1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. 3 No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved. 5 The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. 8 A man is commended according to his good sense, but one of twisted mind is despised. 15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice. 16 The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult. 18 There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. 25 Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. - Proverbs 12

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1 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.  2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.  3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.  4 Riches do not profit in the day of  wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.  5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness. - Proverbs 11

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28 The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.  29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers.  30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.  31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.  32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse. - Proverbs 10

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13 The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing. 
14 She sits at the door of her house; she takes a seat on the highest places of the town,
15 calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way,
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” And to him who lacks sense she says,
17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he does not know that the dead[d] are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol. - Proverbs 9:13-18

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1 Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars. . . . . 
7 Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
8 Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. - Proverbs 9:1-12

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13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.  Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. 14 I have counsel and sound wisdom;    I have insight; I have strength.  15 By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just; 16 by me princes rule, and nobles, all who govern justly. 17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me   . . . . 

32 “And now, O sons, listen to me:  blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. 34 Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors.
35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord, 36 but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.”

- Proverbs 8

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1 My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; 2 keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; 3 bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call insight your intimate friend,
5 to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words . . . . . 

21 With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him. 22 All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast 23 till an arrow pierces its liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it will cost him his life.

- Proverbs 7:1-27

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20 My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching. 21 Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck. 22 When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you. 23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life, 24 to preserve you from the evil woman,  from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.. - Proverbs 6:20-35

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12 A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, 13 winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, 14 with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; 15 therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken  beyond healing. 16 There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, 19 a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers. - Proverbs 6:12-19