“Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him” Proverbs chapter 26 verse4. Proverbs chapter 26 verses 1-12 As snow in summer and rain in harvest, so honour is not fitting for a fool. 2 Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause shall not alight. 3 A …. Read More
1 Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. 2 Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. 3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which …. Read More
1 Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, 3 “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.” 4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. 5 He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them …. Read More
1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season …. Read More
14 Whoever falsely boasts of giving is like clouds and wind without rain. 15 By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded, and a gentle tongue breaks a bone. 16 Have you found honey? eat only as much as you need, lest you be filled with it and vomit. 17 Seldom set foot in your neighbour’s house, lest he become weary …. Read More
These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied: 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. 3 As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable. 4 Take away the dross from silver, and it will go to …. Read More
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; 18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him. 19 Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the wicked; 20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man; the lamp of the …. Read More
“Do not be envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them; for their heart devises violence, and their lips talk of troublemaking” Proverbs chapter 24 verses 1-2. Proverbs chapter 24 verses 1-16 Do not be envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them; 2 For their heart devises violence, and their lips talk of …. Read More
Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ: 2 Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. 3 Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the …. Read More
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you …. Read More