Proverbs 22:6-24-25 The Message (MSG)

10. Kick out the troublemakers and things will quiet down;you need a break from bickering and griping!

11. God loves the pure-hearted and well-spoken;good leaders also delight in their friendship.

12. God guards knowledge with a passion,but he’ll have nothing to do with deception.

13. The loafer says, “There’s a lion on the loose!If I go out I’ll be eaten alive!”

14. The mouth of a whore is a bottomless pit;you’ll fall in that pit if you’re on the outs with God.

15. Young people are prone to foolishness and fads;the cure comes through tough-minded discipline.

16. Exploit the poor or glad-hand the rich—whichever,you’ll end up the poorer for it.

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