Nuggets of Wisdom

1 The Lord hates dishonest scales, but he delights in accurate weights.

1 God hates cheating in the marketp lace; he loves it when business is aboveboard.

31 The righteous speak what is wise and true, but the words of the wicked will be silenced forever.

29 Being on the Lord's side is a fortress, but it's a trap that destroys those who are evil.

26 Like a tooth that rots and a leg that totters is a lazy worker to those who sent him.

21 The words of the godly encourage many, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.

20 What righteous people have to say is more valuable than silver. The minds of wicked people are worthless.

16 What good people earn goes toward a good life, but evil people use their wages for sin.