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Proverbs 19:1-3
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19 Better to be poor and honest than rich[a] and dishonest.

2 It is dangerous and sinful to rush into the unknown.

3 A man may ruin his chances by his own foolishness and then blame it on the Lord!

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  1. Proverbs 19:1 rich, literally, “a fool.”
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Proverbs 19:1-3
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19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)

2 Desire without knowledge is not good—
    how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(B)

3 A person’s own folly(C) leads to their ruin,
    yet their heart rages against the Lord.(D)

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