Proverbs 11:27 | DiscipleDeck

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Proverbs 11:27

What we seek determines what we find — and what finds us. Diligent pursuit of good builds favour with God and others. But the search for mischief and wrongdoing brings harm back upon the one seeking it. Our seeking shapes our story.

Memory phrase: Seek good, find favour.

Talk about it: What do you spend the most time looking for or thinking about?

Prayer: God, help me always seek what is good.

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