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Proverbs 16:6-12 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

6. Love and truth bring forgiveness of sin.By respecting the Lord you will avoid evil.

7. A person should live so that he pleases the Lord.If he does, even his enemies will make peace with him.

8. It is better to be poor and do what is rightthan to be wealthy and be unfair.

9. A person may think up plans.But the Lord decides what he will do.

10. The words of a king are like a message from God.So his decisions should be fair.

11. The Lord wants honest balances and scales to be used.He wants all weights to be honest.

12. Kings hate those who do wrongbecause governments only last if they are fair.

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