The Fruitful Word

2 hrs

Proverbs 16:28

Destructive people produce conflict; gossips alienate close friends. [Common English Bible]

A perverse person spreads strife, And a slanderer separates close friends. [New American Standard Bible]

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends. [New Living Translation]

Deceitful people cause strife/quarreling among other people; those who say false things about other people cause people who are friends to become enemies. [Translation for Translators]

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Proverbs 11:27

Try hard to do right, and you will win friends; go looking for trouble, and you will find it. [Contemporary English Version]

People are pleased with those who try to do good. Those who look for trouble will find it. [Easy-to-Read Version]

If your goals are good, you will be respected, but if you are looking for trouble, that is what you will get. [Good News Translation]

If you sincerely want to do what is right, people will respect you, but if you are wanting to cause trouble, trouble is what you will get. [Translation for Translators]

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Matthew 5:3

Blessed are they, that are of an humble spirit, for of such is the kingdom of the Messias. [Mace New Testament]

Blessed are those who recognize they are spiritually helpless. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them. [GOD'S WORD® Translation]

God blesses those people who depend only on Him. They belong to the kingdom of heaven! [Contemporary English Version]

Blessed [spiritually prosperous, happy, to be admired] are the poor in spirit [those devoid of spiritual arrogance, those who regard themselves as insignificant], for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [both now and forever]. [Amplified Bible]

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Proverbs 13:10

Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised. [Berean Study Bible]

By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom. [English Standard Version]

Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. [New International Version]

People who are arrogant/proud always cause strife; those who are wise ask other people for good advice. [Translation for Translators]

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Proverbs 11:28

Trust in your money and down you go! Trust in God and flourish as a tree! [Living Bible]

Trust in your wealth, and you will be a failure, but God's people will prosper like healthy plants. [Contemporary English Version]

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage. [Berean Study Bible]

If somebody trusts his riches to keep him safe, he will fall like a leaf that falls from a tree. But a righteous person will grow strong, like a fresh green leaf. [EasyEnglish Bible]

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