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Proverbs 21:20

Wisdom produces stores — not hoard-level selfishness, but the habit of provision, saving, and stewardship. The foolish person consumes everything without thought, leaving nothing. This is a proverb about financial and practical wisdom, but also about the broader pattern of stewarding what God gives.

Memory phrase: Wise people save and steward.

Talk about it: What does it mean to be wise with the things you have been given?

Prayer: God, help me be wise with what I have.

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