Genesis 12:1-3

“12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”

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Proverbs 20:28-30, 21:1-9

“20:28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. 20:29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head. 20:30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. 21:1 The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. 21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts. 21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. 21:4 An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. 21:5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. 21:6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. 21:7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment. 21:8 The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure his work is right. 21:9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.”

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