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Proverbs 12:14

There is a beautiful reciprocity in life under God's ordering: the good we speak and the good we do return to us as blessing. This is not karma but God's moral order — faithfulness and goodness are not wasted.

Memory phrase: Good words bear good fruit.

Talk about it: Have good words or hard work ever been rewarded?

Prayer: God, let my words and work bear good fruit.

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