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<< The Word for Wednesday, 26 November 2025

English Standard Version

Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.

Luke 12:15

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.

Proverbs 15:16

Luke 12 (English Standard Version)

12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 But he said to him,
“Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?”
15 And he said to them,
“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
16 And he told them a parable, saying,
“The land of a rich man produced plentifully,
17 and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’
18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

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Proverbs 15 (English Standard Version)

13 A glad heart makes a cheerful face,
but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.
14 The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
15 All the days of the afflicted are evil,
but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.
16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble with it.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
19 The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns,
but the path of the upright is a level highway.

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Free Bible Version

Watch out, and beware of all greedy thoughts and actions, for a person's life isn't summed up by all the things they own.

Luke 12:15

It's better to respect the Lord and only have a little than to have plenty of money and the trouble that comes with it.

Proverbs 15:16

Luke 12 (Free Bible Version)

12 The Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what's important to say.”
13 Someone in the crowd asked Jesus, “Teacher, please tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.”
14 “My friend,” Jesus replied, “Who appointed me as your judge to decide how your inheritance should be divided?” He told the people,
15 “Watch out, and beware of all greedy thoughts and actions, for a person's life isn't summed up by all the things they own.”
16 Then he told them a story as an illustration. “Once there was a rich man who owned land that was very productive.
17 The man said to himself, ‘What shall I do? I've nowhere to store my crops.
18 I know what I'll do,’ he decided. ‘I'll pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and then I'll be able to store all my crops and everything I own.

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Proverbs 15 (Free Bible Version)

13 If you're happy inside, you'll have a cheerful face, but if you're sad, you look crushed.
14 An insightful mind looks for knowledge, but stupid people feed on foolishness.
15 The life of poor people is hard, but if you stay cheerful, it's a continual feast.
16 It's better to respect the Lord and only have a little than to have plenty of money and the trouble that comes with it.
17 Better a dinner of vegetables where there's love than eating meat with hatred.
18 Short-tempered people stir up trouble, but those slow to anger calm things down.
19 The way of lazy people is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the good is an open highway.

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