The Fruitful Word

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Proverbs 11:27

If you search for good, you will find God’s favor; if you search for evil, you will find his curse. [Living Bible]

Whoever looks for good will find kindness, but whoever looks for evil will find trouble. [New Century Version]

The one who seeks good finds delight; the student of evil becomes evil. [The Message]

Anyone who looks for what is good will be blessed. But bad things will happen to a person who plans to do evil. [New International Reader's Version]

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Proverbs 29:11

A [self-confident] fool utters all his anger, but a wise man holds it back and stills it. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition]

A fool utters all his mind: but the wise reserves his in part. [Brenton Septuagint Translation]

A fool expresses all his emotions, but a wise person controls them. [GOD'S WORD® Translation]

Don't be a fool and quickly lose your temper--be sensible and patient. [Contemporary English Version]

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Proverbs 3:30

Don’t get into needless fights. [Living Bible]

Don't argue just to be arguing, when you haven't been hurt. [Contemporary English Version]

Don’t take people to court without good reason, especially when they have done nothing to harm you. [Easy-to-Read Version]

Don’t walk around with a chip on your shoulder, always spoiling for a fight. Don’t try to be like those who shoulder their way through life. Why be a bully? “Why not?” you say. Because God can’t stand twisted souls. It’s the straightforward who get His respect. [The Message]

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Proverbs 15:4

As a tree gives fruit, healing words give life, but dishonest [deceitful; perverse] words crush the spirit. [Expanded Bible]

Kind words are like the fruit of a tree that gives life. But words that are not honest make people sad and weak. [EasyEnglish Bible]

The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, and he that keeps it shall be filled with understanding. [Brenton Septuagint Translation]

Kind words are good medicine, but deceitful words can really hurt. [Contemporary English Version]

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Proverbs 11:28

A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree. [The Message ]

Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring. [New Living Translation]

He that trusts in wealth shall fall; but he that helps righteous men shall rise. [Brenton Septuagint Translation]

Those who trust in their wealth are headed for great disappointment, but those who do right will sprout like green leaves in the spring. [The Voice]

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