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⛶The Word for Friday, 18 September 2026
A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
Proverbs 29:7
God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7
Proverbs 29
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An evil man is ensnared in his transgression, but a righteous man sings and rejoices. |
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A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge. |
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Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath. |
2 Corinthians 9
| 6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. |
| 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. |
| 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. |