Leadership
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Like the horizons for breadth and the ocean for depth,
the understanding of a good leader is broad and deep.
Proverbs 25:3 (The Message)
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep,
so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
Proverbs 25:3 (New International Version)
No one can comprehend the height of heaven, the depth of the earth,
or all that goes on in the king’s mind!
Proverbs 25:3 (New Living Translation)
Loving God
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No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
and no mind has imagined
what God has prepared
for those who love him.
1 Corinthians 2:9 (New Living Translation)
No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him
1 Corinthians 2:9 (New International Version)
No one’s ever seen or heard anything like this,
Never so much as imagined anything quite like it—
What God has arranged for those who love him.
1 Corinthians 2:9 (The Message)
Heart
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Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Psalm 139:23 (New Living Translation)
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
Psalm 139:23 (New King James Version)
Investigate my life, O God,
find out everything about me;
Cross-examine and test me,
get a clear picture of what I’m about;
Psalm 139:23 (The Message)
Words
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Some people make cutting remarks,
but the words of the wise bring healing.
Proverbs 12:18 (New Living Translation)
Reckless words pierce like a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 12:18 (New International Version)
Rash language cuts and maims,
but there is healing in the words of the wise.
Proverbs 12:18 (The Message)
Choice
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Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
Matthew 6:33 (New Living Translation)
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33 (New International Version)
Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.
Matthew 6:33 (The Message)





