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1 John 1:6-7 teaches that we cannot claim fellowship with God while walking in darkness, because such a life contradicts the truth about who God is. But when we walk in the Light—living openly, honestly, and in alignment with God’s goodness and truth—we experience genuine fellowship with Him and with other believers. In this place of Light, the blood of Jesus continually cleanses us from every sin including the unintentional sins.

The man whose eye sees the poor and whose hand gives them food receives the LORD's blessing.

The man who plants injustice reaps emptiness, and his rod of fury eventually breaks.

Wealth tends to translate into power over the poor, and the borrower places himself in the lender's hand.

Early training in the right way tends to hold over a lifetime, even into old age.

The way of the perverse is full of thorns and snares, but the man who watches over his own way stays clear of them.

Humility joined to the fear of the LORD tends, over time, toward riches, honor, and life.

The prudent man reads danger and steps aside, while the naive walks on into trouble he could have avoided.

The rich and the poor share a common bond as creatures of the same Maker, which keeps the wealthy from contempt and the poor from despair.

A good name and goodwill outrank great wealth and precious metal because they cannot be purchased and are harder to replace.

The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory belongs to the LORD; the wise do their part and acknowledge the outcome is not theirs to deliver.

No wisdom, understanding, or counsel can be turned against the LORD; wisdom is the right response to His world, not a tool against Him.

The wicked man covers uncertainty with a bold face; the upright does not need bravado because his way is genuinely sure.

A false witness's voice is silenced, while the man who listens to the truth has a voice that endures.

A wicked man's sacrifice is already abomination; sacrifice offered as cover for further evil is worse still.

The sluggard is killed by an appetite his hands refuse to work for, while the righteous lives oriented outward in steady giving.

Pride wears three names at once—proud, haughty, scoffer—and the wise will recognize the cluster when it appears.

The man who guards his mouth and tongue guards his soul from the trouble that speech most often brings.

A wise man takes a fortified city because he sees the weakness the mighty cannot see in their own walls.

1 John 1:5 announces the core message that Jesus revealed: God’s very nature is Light. God is utterly pure, good, and true. There is not even the smallest trace of darkness—falsehood, evil, or corruption—in Him. This truth becomes the foundation for understanding what genuine fellowship with God requires.