Daily Wisdom: Proverbs 17:9

Wednesday, February 18, 1959

He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
— Proverbs 17:9

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"Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right."
— Proverbs 20:11 —
"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it."
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"How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!"
— Psalm 139:17 —
"Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."
— Matthew 18:4 —

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