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Proverbs 11:1-15: Be Wise; Be Christlike!

August 12, 2026

Nehemiah 6, Proverbs 11:1-15, Luke 17:1-10, 2 Timothy 2:1-13  Proverbs 11:1-15:   More “wise advice”—pithy and to the point!   “The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him” (11:1). When weighing of goods or food was done with physical weights, it was possible to use a variation in the weights or the scales to gain…

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