2 Corinthians 10:13
King James Version
13 But we will not boast of things without our measure,
but according to the measure of the rule
which God hath distributed to us,
a measure to reach even unto you.
What is the state of your nation?
What is the state of your communities?
What is the state of your home?
What is the state of your self?
What kind of leaders do you have?
The wise king Solomon gives a comparison.
Of the wise, versus the foolish ones.
The righteous, versus the wicked.
The just, versus the unjust.
Find out which one you are:
Proverbs 29:2
King James Version
2 When the righteous are in authority,
the people rejoice:
but when the wicked beareth rule,
the people mourn.
Proverbs 29:3
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3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father:
but he that keepeth company with harlots
spendeth his substance.
Proverbs 29:4
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4 The king by judgment establisheth the land:
but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Proverbs 29:6
King James Version
6 In the transgression of an evil man
there is a snare:
but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Proverbs 29:7
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7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor:
but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Proverbs 29:8
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8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare:
but wise men turn away wrath.
Proverbs 29:10
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10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright:
but the just seek his soul.
Proverbs 29:11
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11 A fool uttereth all his mind:
but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Proverbs 29:16
King James Version
16 When the wicked are multiplied,
transgression increaseth:
but the righteous shall see their fall.
Proverbs 29:27
King James Version
27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just:
and he that is upright in the way
is abomination to the wicked.
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