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Proverbs 19:10-18 The Message (MSG)

10. Blockheads shouldn’t live on easy streetany more than workers should give orders to their boss.

11. Smart people know how to hold their tongue;their grandeur is to forgive and forget.

12. Mean-tempered leaders are like mad dogs;the good-natured are like fresh morning dew.

13. A parent is worn to a frazzle by a stupid child;a nagging spouse is a leaky faucet.

14. House and land are handed down from parents,but a congenial spouse comes straight from God.

15. Life collapses on loafers;lazybones go hungry.

16. Keep the rules and keep your life;careless living kills.

17. Mercy to the needy is a loan to God,and God pays back those loans in full.

18. Discipline your children while you still have the chance;indulging them destroys them.

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