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Proverbs 21:8

The contrast is between the twisted, unpredictable path of someone living in guilt or sin and the straight, clear path of someone with a pure heart. Purity of heart produces integrity in action — the inside determines the outside.

Memory phrase: Pure hearts do right work.

Talk about it: How does what is in your heart show up in what you do?

Prayer: God, make my heart pure and my work right.

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