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Proverbs 31:5

Here is the exact danger spelled out: a leader who drinks forgets the law and perverts judgment for the afflicted — meaning the weak, the poor, and the suffering are harmed. Personal sin has public consequences. The vulnerable are the ones who suffer most when leaders fail.

Memory phrase: Bad choices hurt others.

Talk about it: How do a leader's bad choices hurt the people they lead?

Prayer: God, help leaders be fair to the weak.

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