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Proverbs 24:11-17 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

11. Don't fail to rescue thosewho are doomed to die.

12. Don't say, “I didn't know it!”God can read your mind.He watches each of usand knows our thoughts.And God will pay us backfor what we do.

13. Honey is good for you,my children,and it tastes sweet.

14. Wisdom is like honeyfor your life—if you find it,your future is bright.

15. Don't be a cruel personwho attacks good peopleand hurts their families.

16. Even if good peoplefall seven times,they will get back up.But when trouble strikesthe wicked,that's the end of them.

17. Don't be happyto see your enemies tripand fall down.

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