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Proverbs 11:27

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People respect a person who tries to do good. But a person who does evil gets nothing but trouble.

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An evil person only wants to do wrong. In the end, God will send a messenger to punish him.

My enemies set a trap for me.\par They are trying to trap me.\par They dug a deep pit for me to fall into.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [337]})\i0 \par

So they hanged Haman on the hanging post he had built for Mordecai. Then the king stopped being angry.

Proud and wicked people make evil plans.\par And they hurt poor people.\par

A person who gives freely will be blessed. He will be blessed because he shares his food with poor people.