Bible Reading October 17 (WEB)
Proverbs
24-26
Pro
24:1 Don't be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:
Pro
24:2 for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about
mischief.
Pro
24:3 Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is
established;
Pro
24:4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful
treasure.
Pro
24:5 A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases
strength;
Pro
24:6 for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many
advisors.
Pro
24:7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he doesn't open his mouth in the
gate.
Pro
24:8 One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
Pro
24:9 The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
Pro
24:10 If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.
Pro
24:11 Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold
back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
Pro
24:12 If you say, "Behold, we didn't know this;" doesn't
he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't
he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?
Pro
24:13 My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the
honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:
Pro
24:14 so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found
it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off.
Pro
24:15 Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the
righteous. Don't destroy his resting place:
Pro
24:16 for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but
the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
Pro
24:17 Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be
glad when he is overthrown;
Pro
24:18 lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his
wrath from him.
Pro
24:19 Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious
of the wicked:
Pro
24:20 for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of
the wicked shall be snuffed out.
Pro
24:21 My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are
rebellious:
Pro
24:22 for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from
them both--who knows?
Pro
24:23 These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in
judgment is not good.
Pro
24:24 He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous;"
peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him--
Pro
24:25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a
rich blessing will come on them.
Pro
24:26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
Pro
24:27 Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready.
Afterwards, build your house.
Pro
24:28 Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't
deceive with your lips.
Pro
24:29 Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will
render to the man according to his work."
Pro
24:30 I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the
man void of understanding;
Pro
24:31 Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was
covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
Pro
24:32 Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received
instruction:
Pro
24:33 a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep;
Pro
24:34 so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an
armed man.
Pro
25:1 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah
king of Judah copied out.
Pro
25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of
kings is to search out a matter.
Pro
25:3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the
hearts of kings are unsearchable.
Pro
25:4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for
the refiner;
Pro
25:5 Take away the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne
will be established in righteousness.
Pro
25:6 Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a
place among great men;
Pro
25:7 for it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here,"
than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom
your eyes have seen.
Pro
25:8 Don't be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do
in the end when your neighbor shames you?
Pro
25:9 Debate your case with your neighbor, and don't betray the
confidence of another;
Pro
25:10 lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad
reputation never depart.
Pro
25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of
silver.
Pro
25:12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a
wise reprover to an obedient ear.
Pro
25:13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful
messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the soul of his
masters.
Pro
25:14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts
deceptively.
Pro
25:15 By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the
bone.
Pro
25:16 Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you,
lest you eat too much, and vomit it.
Pro
25:17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, lest he be
weary of you, and hate you.
Pro
25:18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a
club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
Pro
25:19 Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a
bad tooth, or a lame foot.
Pro
25:20 As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on
soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Pro
25:21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is
thirsty, give him water to drink:
Pro
25:22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will
reward you.
Pro
25:23 The north wind brings forth rain: so a backbiting tongue
brings an angry face.
Pro
25:24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to
share a house with a contentious woman.
Pro
25:25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far
country.
Pro
25:26 Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous
man who gives way before the wicked.
Pro
25:27 It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek
one's own honor.
Pro
25:28 Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man
whose spirit is without restraint.
Pro
26:1 Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not
fitting for a fool.
Pro
26:2 Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the
undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.
Pro
26:3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for
the back of fools!
Pro
26:4 Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be
like him.
Pro
26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his
own eyes.
Pro
26:6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off
feet and drinking violence.
Pro
26:7 Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in
the mouth of fools.
Pro
26:8 As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor
to a fool.
Pro
26:9 Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a
parable in the mouth of fools.
Pro
26:10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he
who hires those who pass by.
Pro
26:11 As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats
his folly.
Pro
26:12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for
a fool than for him.
Pro
26:13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce
lion roams the streets!"
Pro
26:14 As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his
bed.
Pro
26:15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to
bring it back to his mouth.
Pro
26:16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who
answer with discretion.
Pro
26:17 Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and
meddles in a quarrel not his own.
Pro
26:18 Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,
Pro
26:19 is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not
joking?"
Pro
26:20 For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel
dies down.
Pro
26:21 As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a
contentious man to kindling strife.
Pro
26:22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down
into the innermost parts.
Pro
26:23 Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a
fervent one with an evil heart.
Pro
26:24 A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he
harbors evil in his heart.
Pro
26:25 When his speech is charming, don't believe him; for there are
seven abominations in his heart.
Pro
26:26 His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness
will be exposed in the assembly.
Pro
26:27 Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone,
it will come back on him.
Pro
26:28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth
works ruin.
Philippians
2
Php 2:1
If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation
of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and
compassion,
Php 2:2
make my joy full, by being like-minded, having the same love, being
of one accord, of one mind;
Php 2:3
doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility,
each counting others better than himself;
Php 2:4
each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also
to the things of others.
Php 2:5
Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,
Php 2:6
who, existing in the form of God, didn't consider equality with God a
thing to be grasped,
Php 2:7
but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the
likeness of men.
Php 2:8
And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient
to death, yes, the death of the cross.
Php 2:9
Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which
is above every name;
Php 2:10
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven,
those on earth, and those under the earth,
Php 2:11
and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to
the glory of God the Father.
Php 2:12
So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my
presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own
salvation with fear and trembling.
Php 2:13
For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good
pleasure.
Php 2:14
Do all things without murmurings and disputes,
Php 2:15
that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without
blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom
you are seen as lights in the world,
Php 2:16
holding up the word of life; that I may have something to boast in
the day of Christ, that I didn't run in vain nor labor in vain.
Php 2:17
Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your
faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.
Php 2:18
In the same way, you also rejoice, and rejoice with me.
Php 2:19
But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also
may be cheered up when I know how you are doing.
Php 2:20
For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you.
Php 2:21
For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.
Php 2:22
But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so
he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.
Php 2:23
Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it will go
with me.
Php 2:24
But I trust in the Lord that I myself also will come shortly.
Php 2:25
But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother,
fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my
need;
Php 2:26
since he longed for you all, and was very troubled, because you had
heard that he was sick.
Php 2:27
For indeed he was sick, nearly to death, but God had mercy on him;
and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on
sorrow.
Php 2:28
I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that, when you see him
again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
Php 2:29
Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such in
honor,
Php 2:30
because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his
life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.
One
common misconception regarding the behavior of Jesus is that, on
occasion, in healing the sick and performing other benevolent actions,
He broke the Sabbath in order to accommodate the higher law of love.
This viewpoint leaves the impression that law is sometimes, if not
frequently, antithetical to being loving. It implies that sometimes
breaking God’s laws is necessary in order to be loving. This notion, of
course, is flawed and contrary to Bible teaching. As Paul explained to
the Romans: “he who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the
commandments…are all summed up in this saying, namely, ‘You shall love
your neighbor as yourself.’ Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore
love is the fulfillment of the law” (Romans 13:8-10). Paul meant that
when you obey the law’s directives concerning how to conduct yourself
toward your neighbor, you will be engaging in loving behavior. To love,
one must enact God’s laws.
Because
God is love (1 John 4:8), He has allowed humans to choose their own
eternal destiny. Jesus Christ made this fact plain when He said, “Enter
by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads
to destruction and there are many who go in by it, because narrow is
the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life and there are few
who find it” (Matthew 7:13-14). Joshua made a similar statement when He
declared to ancient Israel, “choose for yourselves this day whom you
will serve” (Joshua 24:15). Throughout the course of human history,
there have always been those who claim to be choosing God’s way, but in
reality choose the exact opposite. Of course, this has never fooled God,
and it should not fool His followers. The Israelites could not bow down
to graven images and honestly claim that they were “choosing” Jehovah
as their God. Jesus’ listeners could not continue their lives of
selfishness and disobedience to God and successfully maintain that they
were choosing the narrow road.
