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Today's reading covers Joshua 22 and Proverbs 13:13–16. The reflection follows the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh as they return home east of the Jordan and build an "imposing" altar, sparking near civil war until it's revealed to be a witness memorial rather than an act of rebellion — with echoes back to the sins of Peor and Achan raised as warnings. 

In Proverbs 13:13–16, the discussion covers the destruction that comes from despising God's word versus the reward found in revering it, the wise as a fountain of life, and the contrast between prudent, knowledge-driven action and a fool's flaunted folly.

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