Proverbs

¹ he directs it to whatever ends he chooses.

² God examines our motives.

³ mean far more to God than religious performance.

⁴ are just plain sin.

⁵ hurry and scurry puts you further behind.

⁶ get paid with smoke and a promotion—to death!

⁷ because they refuse to use it to help others.

⁸ pure motives take you straight down the road.

⁹ than share a mansion with a nagging spouse.

¹⁰ they feel nothing for friends and neighbors.

¹¹ but the wise learn by listening.

¹² and undo the evil they've planned.

¹³ your cries will go unheard, unanswered.

¹⁴ a heartfelt present cools a hot temper.

¹⁵ but for the workers of evil it's a bad day.

¹⁶ ends up in a congregation of ghosts.

¹⁷ The pursuit of pleasure is never satisfied.

¹⁸ the plotter gets it in the end.

¹⁹ than with a cross and petulant spouse.

²⁰ fools put it all out for yard sales.

²¹ finds life itself—glorious life!

²² their trusted defenses fell to pieces!

²³ you'll save yourself a lot of grief.

²⁴ intemperate hotheads, every one.

²⁵ because they won't get up and go to work.

²⁶ the God-loyal are always giving what they do have.

²⁷ it's even worse when they use it to get ahead.

²⁸ a person who speaks truth is respected.

²⁹ honest people are sure of their steps.

³⁰ can get the better of God.

³¹ then trust God to bring victory.