Daily Wisdom: Proverbs 11:5

Saturday, March 4, 1961

The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
— Proverbs 11:5

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Illustration of Proverbs 11:5 — The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

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