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Proverbs 20:21-30 New Century Version (NCV)

21. Wealth inherited quickly in the beginningwill do you no good in the end.

22. Don’t say, “I’ll pay you back for the wrong you did.”Wait for the Lord, and he will make things right.

23. The Lord hates dishonest weights,and dishonest scales do not please him.

24. The Lord decides what a person will do;no one understands what his life is all about.

25. It’s dangerous to promise something to God too quickly.After you’ve thought about it, it may be too late.

26. A wise king sorts out the evil people,and he punishes them as they deserve.

27. The Lord looks deep inside peopleand searches through their thoughts.

28. Loyalty and truth keep a king in power;he continues to rule if he is loyal.

29. The young glory in their strength,and the old are honored for their gray hair.

30. Hard punishment will get rid of evil,and whippings can change an evil heart.

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