TEXT:  Proverbs 12:10-15

1. Righteousness produces a better life than wickedness    Proverbs 12:10
   1. The righteous person cares for God’s creation like God does
   2. The righteous person adds to the life of them     Proverbs 10:16; 11:30
   3. Even the tender mercies of the wicked person are cruel     I John 3:14-18
2. Working hard is more fruitful than wanting what others have    Proverbs 12:11-12
   1. Working hard with what you have is satisfying
      1. Emotionally
      2. Spiritually
      3. Physically
   2. Emptiness is empty
      1. Empty relationships result in empty living
      2. Empty living  results in empty eternity     Ecclesiastes 1:1-5
      3. Empty teaching results in empty understanding
   3. The desires of our heart bring forth the fruit of our life    Proverbs 12:12;  26:10-11;  Psalm 1
3. Our words &  our actions can be a blessing or a curse    Proverbs 12:13-15
   1. Sinful words & wicked living are full of traps     Proverbs 6:2; 15:1-2; 18:6-8, 20-21
   2. Right living & good words are very satisfying     Proverbs 11:8-9;  Romans 8:35-37;  II Peter 2:9
   3. What we sow in life, we will reap in life     Galatians 6:7-10;  Job 4:8;  Proverbs 1:29-31; 6:10-15; 11:17-20;  Romans 2:5-11
   4. Just because you think something is right doesn’t make it so!     Proverbs 3:5-8; 14:14-18; 16:2-3; 26:12,16;  28:11;  30:11-14
   5. If you are willing to listen to wisdom you can be wise     Psalm 119:63;  Provers 1:2-7;  2:19-20;  9:8-10:  13:20-21;  19:19-21