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Proverbs Teach Honesty and Truth – Proverbs 22:20-21

20 Have I not written thirty sayings for you,
sayings of counsel and knowledge,

21 teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth,
so that you bring back truthful reports to those you serve?

Proverbs Club Commentary

When you are honest and speak the truth,
others benefit as well as you.

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18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,
and the unfaithful for the upright.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Evil corrodes environments.
Often, the wicked must be taken to perpetuate the righteous.
There are many cases in the Old Covenant and the New.

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18 Plans are established by seeking advice;
so if you wage war, obtain guidance.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Successful strategies require
significant recommendations
from qualified experts.

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19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

Proverbs Club Commentary

The violent must face punishment
else they will continue their violence.

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20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Your honest words reflect your real self.
Listen to yourself, especially when you are by yourself.
Know yourself and respond accordingly.

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