Bible Reading October 14, 15, 16 (WEB)
Proverbs
15-17
Pro
15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up
anger.
Pro
15:2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of
fools gush out folly.
Pro
15:3 Yahweh's eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the
good.
Pro
15:4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the
spirit.
Pro
15:5 A fool despises his father's correction, but he who heeds
reproof shows prudence.
Pro
15:6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income
of the wicked brings trouble.
Pro
15:7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of
fools.
Pro
15:8 The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Pro
15:9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but he loves
him who follows after righteousness.
Pro
15:10 There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way:
whoever hates reproof shall die.
Pro
15:11 Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh-- how much more then the
hearts of the children of men!
Pro
15:12 A scoffer doesn't love to be reproved; he will not go to the
wise.
Pro
15:13 A glad heart makes a cheerful face; but an aching heart breaks
the spirit.
Pro
15:14 The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but
the mouths of fools feed on folly.
Pro
15:15 All the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a
cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.
Pro
15:16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure
with trouble.
Pro
15:17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened
calf with hatred.
Pro
15:18 A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to
anger appeases strife.
Pro
15:19 The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of
the upright is a highway.
Pro
15:20 A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his
mother.
Pro
15:21 Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of
understanding keeps his way straight.
Pro
15:22 Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of
counselors they are established.
Pro
15:23 Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a
word at the right time!
Pro
15:24 The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from
going downward to Sheol.
Pro
15:25 Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep
the widow's borders intact.
Pro
15:26 Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of
the pure are pleasing.
Pro
15:27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who
hates bribes will live.
Pro
15:28 The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of
the wicked gushes out evil.
Pro
15:29 Yahweh is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the
righteous.
Pro
15:30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives
health to the bones.
Pro
15:31 The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home
among the wise.
Pro
15:32 He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who
listens to reproof gets understanding.
Pro
15:33 The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.
Pro
16:1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the
tongue is from Yahweh.
Pro
16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh
weighs the motives.
Pro
16:3 Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed.
Pro
16:4 Yahweh has made everything for its own end-- yes, even the
wicked for the day of evil.
Pro
16:5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh:
they shall certainly not be unpunished.
Pro
16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of
Yahweh men depart from evil.
Pro
16:7 When a man's ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to
be at peace with him.
Pro
16:8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with
injustice.
Pro
16:9 A man's heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.
Pro
16:10 Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not
betray his mouth.
Pro
16:11 Honest balances and scales are Yahweh's; all the weights in
the bag are his work.
Pro
16:12 It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is
established by righteousness.
Pro
16:13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who
speaks the truth.
Pro
16:14 The king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will
pacify it.
Pro
16:15 In the light of the king's face is life. His favor is like a
cloud of the spring rain.
Pro
16:16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get
understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Pro
16:17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who
keeps his way preserves his soul.
Pro
16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pro
16:19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to
divide the plunder with the proud.
Pro
16:20 He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in
Yahweh is blessed.
Pro
16:21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the
lips promotes instruction.
Pro
16:22 Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the
punishment of fools is their folly.
Pro
16:23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning
to his lips.
Pro
16:24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health
to the bones.
Pro
16:25 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it
leads to death.
Pro
16:26 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth
urges him on.
Pro
16:27 A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a
scorching fire.
Pro
16:28 A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close
friends.
Pro
16:29 A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way
that is not good.
Pro
16:30 One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who
compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
Pro
16:31 Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of
righteousness.
Pro
16:32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who
rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
Pro
16:33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from
Yahweh.
Pro
17:1 Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of
feasting with strife.
Pro
17:2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes
shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
Pro
17:3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but
Yahweh tests the hearts.
Pro
17:4 An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a
mischievous tongue.
Pro
17:5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at
calamity shall not be unpunished.
Pro
17:6 Children's children are the crown of old men; the glory of
children are their parents.
Pro
17:7 Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying
lips fit a prince.
Pro
17:8 A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it;
wherever he turns, he prospers.
Pro
17:9 He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a
matter separates best friends.
Pro
17:10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a
hundred lashes into a fool.
Pro
17:11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger
shall be sent against him.
Pro
17:12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool
in his folly.
Pro
17:13 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his
house.
Pro
17:14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore
stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
Pro
17:15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the
righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
Pro
17:16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing
he has no understanding?
Pro
17:17 A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for
adversity.
Pro
17:18 A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes
collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
Pro
17:19 He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high
gate seeks destruction.
Pro
17:20 One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one
who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
Pro
17:21 He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a
fool has no joy.
Pro
17:22 A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit
dries up the bones.
Pro
17:23 A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways
of justice.
Pro
17:24 Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but
the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
Pro
17:25 A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to
her who bore him.
Pro
17:26 Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog
officials for their integrity.
Pro
17:27 He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered
is a man of understanding.
Pro
17:28 Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he
shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
Proverbs
18-20
Pro
18:1 An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound
judgment.
Pro
18:2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing
his own opinion.
Pro
18:3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame
comes disgrace.
Pro
18:4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain
of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
Pro
18:5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to
deprive the innocent of justice.
Pro
18:6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
Pro
18:7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to
his soul.
Pro
18:8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down
into a person's innermost parts.
Pro
18:9 One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master
of destruction.
Pro
18:10 The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: the righteous run to
him, and are safe.
Pro
18:11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable
wall in his own imagination.
Pro
18:12 Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor
is humility.
Pro
18:13 He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame
to him.
Pro
18:14 A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed
spirit, who can bear?
Pro
18:15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the
wise seeks knowledge.
Pro
18:16 A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great
men.
Pro
18:17 He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes
and questions him.
Pro
18:18 The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
Pro
18:19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city;
and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
Pro
18:20 A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With
the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
Pro
18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love
it will eat its fruit.
Pro
18:22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of
Yahweh.
Pro
18:23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Pro
18:24 A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend
who sticks closer than a brother.
Pro
19:1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is
perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Pro
19:2 It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty
with one's feet and missing the way.
Pro
19:3 The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages
against Yahweh.
Pro
19:4 Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his
friend.
Pro
19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies
shall not go free.
Pro
19:6 Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a
friend to a man who gives gifts.
Pro
19:7 All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his
friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
Pro
19:8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps
understanding shall find good.
Pro
19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies
shall perish.
Pro
19:10 Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a
servant to have rule over princes.
Pro
19:11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his
glory to overlook an offense.
Pro
19:12 The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor
is like dew on the grass.
Pro
19:13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels
are a continual dripping.
Pro
19:14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a
prudent wife is from Yahweh.
Pro
19:15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall
suffer hunger.
Pro
19:16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is
contemptuous in his ways shall die.
Pro
19:17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward
him.
Pro
19:18 Discipline your son, for there is hope; don't be a willing
party to his death.
Pro
19:19 A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue
him, you must do it again.
Pro
19:20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be
wise in your latter end.
Pro
19:21 There are many plans in a man's heart, but Yahweh's counsel
will prevail.
Pro
19:22 That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor
man is better than a liar.
Pro
19:23 The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests
and will not be touched by trouble.
Pro
19:24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much
as bring it to his mouth again.
Pro
19:25 Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one
who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Pro
19:26 He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son
who causes shame and brings reproach.
Pro
19:27 If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray
from the words of knowledge.
Pro
19:28 A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked
gulps down iniquity.
Pro
19:29 Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the
backs of fools.
Pro
20:1 Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray
by them is not wise.
Pro
20:2 The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who
provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
Pro
20:3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every
fool will be quarreling.
Pro
20:4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore
he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Pro
20:5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of
understanding will draw it out.
Pro
20:6 Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a
faithful man?
Pro
20:7 A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children
after him.
Pro
20:8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all
evil with his eyes.
Pro
20:9 Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and
without sin?"
Pro
20:10 Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike
are an abomination to Yahweh.
Pro
20:11 Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his
work is pure, and whether it is right.
Pro
20:12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both
of them.
Pro
20:13 Don't love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes,
and you shall be satisfied with bread.
Pro
20:14 "It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; but
when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
Pro
20:15 There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of
knowledge are a rare jewel.
Pro
20:16 Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger;
and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
Pro
20:17 Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is
filled with gravel.
Pro
20:18 Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage
war!
Pro
20:19 He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore
don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
Pro
20:20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put
out in blackness of darkness.
Pro
20:21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be
blessed in the end.
Pro
20:22 Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh,
and he will save you.
Pro
20:23 Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not
pleasing.
Pro
20:24 A man's steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his
way?
Pro
20:25 It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later
to consider his vows.
Pro
20:26 A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing
wheel over them.
Pro
20:27 The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, searching all his
innermost parts.
Pro
20:28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is
sustained by love.
Pro
20:29 The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old
men is their gray hair.
Pro
20:30 Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the
innermost parts.
Proverbs
21-23
Pro
21:1 The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He
turns it wherever he desires.
Pro
21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs
the hearts.
Pro
21:3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh
than sacrifice.
Pro
21:4 A high look, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
Pro
21:5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone
who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
Pro
21:6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for
those who seek death.
Pro
21:7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they
refuse to do what is right.
Pro
21:8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the
innocent is upright.
Pro
21:9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to
share a house with a contentious woman.
Pro
21:10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no
mercy in his eyes.
Pro
21:11 When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the
wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
Pro
21:12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and
brings the wicked to ruin.
Pro
21:13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also
cry out, but shall not be heard.
Pro
21:14 A gift in secret pacifies anger; and a bribe in the cloak,
strong wrath.
Pro
21:15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a
destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Pro
21:16 The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest
in the assembly of the dead.
Pro
21:17 He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine
and oil shall not be rich.
Pro
21:18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous for
the upright.
Pro
21:19 It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a
contentious and fretful woman.
Pro
21:20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the
wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.
Pro
21:21 He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life,
righteousness, and honor.
Pro
21:22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the
strength of its confidence.
Pro
21:23 Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from
troubles.
Pro
21:24 The proud and haughty man, "scoffer" is his name; he
works in the arrogance of pride.
Pro
21:25 The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to
labor.
Pro
21:26 There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the
righteous give and don't withhold.
Pro
21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: how much more,
when he brings it with a wicked mind!
Pro
21:28 A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to
eternity.
Pro
21:29 A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he
establishes his ways.
Pro
21:30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against
Yahweh.
Pro
21:31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but victory is
with Yahweh.
Pro
22:1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving
favor is better than silver and gold.
Pro
22:2 The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker
of them all.
Pro
22:3 A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple
pass on, and suffer for it.
Pro
22:4 The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor,
and life.
Pro
22:5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards
his soul stays from them.
Pro
22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he
will not depart from it.
Pro
22:7 The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the
lender.
Pro
22:8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury
will be destroyed.
Pro
22:9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his
food with the poor.
Pro
22:10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels
and insults will stop.
Pro
22:11 He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the
king's friend.
Pro
22:12 The eyes of Yahweh watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the
words of the unfaithful.
Pro
22:13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be
killed in the streets!"
Pro
22:14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: he who is under
Yahweh's wrath will fall into it.
Pro
22:15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of
discipline drives it far from him.
Pro
22:16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever
gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
Pro
22:17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your
heart to my teaching.
Pro
22:18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all
of them are ready on your lips.
Pro
22:19 That your trust may be in Yahweh, I teach you today, even you.
Pro
22:20 Haven't I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel
and knowledge,
Pro
22:21 To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to
the ones who sent you?
Pro
22:22 Don't exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don't crush
the needy in court;
Pro
22:23 for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of
those who plunder them.
Pro
22:24 Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, and don't associate with
one who harbors anger:
Pro
22:25 lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul.
Pro
22:26 Don't you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are
collateral for debts.
Pro
22:27 If you don't have means to pay, why should he take away your
bed from under you?
Pro
22:28 Don't move the ancient boundary stone, which your fathers have
set up.
Pro
22:29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He
won't serve obscure men.
Pro
23:1 When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is
before you;
Pro
23:2 put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.
Pro
23:3 Don't be desirous of his dainties, seeing they are deceitful
food.
Pro
23:4 Don't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show
restraint.
Pro
23:5 Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly
sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
Pro
23:6 Don't eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don't crave
his delicacies:
Pro
23:7 for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and
drink!" he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
Pro
23:8 The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, and lose
your good words.
Pro
23:9 Don't speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the
wisdom of your words.
Pro
23:10 Don't move the ancient boundary stone. Don't encroach on the
fields of the fatherless:
Pro
23:11 for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against
you.
Pro
23:12 Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of
knowledge.
Pro
23:13 Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with
the rod, he will not die.
Pro
23:14 Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.
Pro
23:15 My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad,
even mine:
Pro
23:16 yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is
right.
Pro
23:17 Don't let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear Yahweh all
the day long.
Pro
23:18 Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not
be cut off.
Pro
23:19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right
path!
Pro
23:20 Don't be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge
themselves on meat:
Pro
23:21 for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and
drowsiness clothes them in rags.
Pro
23:22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise
your mother when she is old.
Pro
23:23 Buy the truth, and don't sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and
understanding.
Pro
23:24 The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a
wise child delights in him.
Pro
23:25 Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you
rejoice!
Pro
23:26 My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
Pro
23:27 For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow
well.
Pro
23:28 Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the
unfaithful among men.
Pro
23:29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has
complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
Pro
23:30 Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out
mixed wine.
Pro
23:31 Don't look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the
cup, when it goes down smoothly.
Pro
23:32 In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.
Pro
23:33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine
confusing things.
Pro
23:34 Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea,
or as he who lies on top of the rigging:
Pro
23:35 "They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I
don't feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find
another."
Ephesians
5
Eph 5:1
Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
Eph 5:2
Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for
us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling
fragrance.
Eph 5:3
But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it
not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;
Eph 5:4
nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not
appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.
Eph 5:5
Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean
person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in
the Kingdom of Christ and God.
Eph 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things,
the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
Eph 5:7
Therefore don't be partakers with them.
Eph 5:8
For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as
children of light,
Eph 5:9
for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and
truth,
Eph 5:10
proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.
Eph 5:11
Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather
even reprove them.
Eph 5:12
For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even
to speak of.
Eph 5:13
But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light,
for everything that reveals is light.
Eph 5:14
Therefore he says, "Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the
dead, and Christ will shine on you."
Eph 5:15
Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
Eph 5:16
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Eph 5:17
Therefore don't be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord
is.
Eph 5:18
Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled
with the Spirit,
Eph 5:19
speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs;
singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Eph 5:20
giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;
Eph 5:21
subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.
Eph 5:22
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
Eph 5:23
For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head
of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.
Eph 5:24
But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to
their own husbands in everything.
Eph 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly,
and gave himself up for it;
Eph 5:26
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water
with the word,
Eph 5:27
that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having
spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and
without blemish.
Eph 5:28
Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own
bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
Eph 5:29
For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it,
even as the Lord also does the assembly;
Eph 5:30
because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.
Eph 5:31
"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will
be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."
Eph 5:32
This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the
assembly.
Eph 5:33
Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself;
and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Ephesians
6
Eph 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Eph 6:2
"Honor your father and mother," which is the first
commandment with a promise:
Eph 6:3
"that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the
earth."
Eph 6:4
You fathers, don't provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them
in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Eph 6:5
Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your
masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to
Christ;
Eph 6:6
not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers;
but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
Eph 6:7
with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;
Eph 6:8
knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the
same again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.
Eph 6:9
You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening,
knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and
there is no partiality with him.
Eph 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.
Eph 6:11
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil.
Eph 6:12
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the
principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the
darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness
in the heavenly places.
Eph 6:13
Therefore, put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to
withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.
Eph 6:14
Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your
waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Eph 6:15
and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of
peace;
Eph 6:16
above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able
to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.
Eph 6:17
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which
is the spoken word of God;
Eph 6:18
with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and
being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all
the saints:
Eph 6:19
on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth,
to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,
Eph 6:20
for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak
boldly, as I ought to speak.
Eph 6:21
But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the
beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to
you all things;
Eph 6:22
whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our
state, and that he may comfort your hearts.
Eph 6:23
Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Eph 6:24
Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with
incorruptible love. Amen.
Philippians
1
Php 1:1
Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in
Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:
Php 1:2
Grace to you, and peace from God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus
Christ.
Php 1:3 I
thank my God whenever I remember you,
Php 1:4
always in every request of mine on behalf of you all making my
requests with joy,
Php 1:5
for your partnership in furtherance of the Good News from the first
day until now;
Php 1:6
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in
you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Php 1:7
It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you,
because I have you in my heart, because, both in my bonds and in the
defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with
me of grace.
Php 1:8
For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender
mercies of Christ Jesus.
Php 1:9
This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge
and all discernment;
Php 1:10
so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may
be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;
Php 1:11
being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through
Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Php 1:12
Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which
happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good
News;
Php 1:13
so that it became evident to the whole praetorian guard, and to all
the rest, that my bonds are in Christ;
Php 1:14
and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my
bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without
fear.
Php 1:15
Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also
out of good will.
Php 1:16
The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking
that they add affliction to my chains;
Php 1:17
but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the
defense of the Good News.
Php 1:18
What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or
in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will
rejoice.
Php 1:19
For I know that this will turn out to my salvation, through your
supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
Php 1:20
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way
be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ
will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.
Php 1:21
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Php 1:22
But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work;
yet I don't make known what I will choose.
Php 1:23
But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart
and be with Christ, which is far better.
Php 1:24
Yet, to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.
Php 1:25
Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain
with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,
Php 1:26
that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my
presence with you again.
Php 1:27
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ,
that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your
state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for
the faith of the Good News;
Php 1:28
and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a
proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
Php 1:29
Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to
believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,
Php 1:30
having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear is in me.
