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Proverbs 4:14

Proverbs 4:14

Little Bible — for children and parents · Growth Figures · © Growth Figures. All rights reserved.

The first step onto a wrong path is the most dangerous. Wisdom says: do not even begin down that road.

Memory phrase: I don't even start on the wrong path.

Talk about it: Why is it important not to even start down a wrong path?

Prayer: God, keep my feet off the wrong path from the very first step.

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