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Proverbs 12:26

The righteous person serves as a model and a guide — their excellence is for the benefit of those around them. The wicked are seduced by their own path — drawn further into error without realising it, led astray by the very way they have chosen.

Memory phrase: Righteousness makes you excellent.

Talk about it: Can you be a good example to the people around you this week?

Prayer: God, help me be a good example.

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