Bible Reading October 18 (WEB)
Proverbs
27-29
Pro
27:1 Don't boast about tomorrow; for you don't know what a day may
bring forth.
Pro
27:2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger,
and not your own lips.
Pro
27:3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's
provocation is heavier than both.
Pro
27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to
stand before jealousy?
Pro
27:5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
Pro
27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an
enemy are profuse.
Pro
27:7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every
bitter thing is sweet.
Pro
27:8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders
from his home.
Pro
27:9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest
counsel from a man's friend.
Pro
27:10 Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go
to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a
neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
Pro
27:11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer
my tormentor.
Pro
27:12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple
pass on, and suffer for it.
Pro
27:13 Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger.
Hold it for a wayward woman!
Pro
27:14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the
morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
Pro
27:15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are
alike:
Pro
27:16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping
oil in his right hand.
Pro
27:17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's
countenance.
Pro
27:18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks
after his master shall be honored.
Pro
27:19 As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
Pro
27:20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are
never satisfied.
Pro
27:21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man
is refined by his praise.
Pro
27:22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with
grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Pro
27:23 Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your
herds:
Pro
27:24 for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to
all generations.
Pro
27:25 The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of
the hills are gathered in.
Pro
27:26 The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price
of a field.
Pro
27:27 There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, for your
family's food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
Pro
28:1 The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as
bold as a lion.
Pro
28:2 In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained
by a man of understanding and knowledge.
Pro
28:3 A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which
leaves no crops.
Pro
28:4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep
the law contend with them.
Pro
28:5 Evil men don't understand justice; but those who seek Yahweh
understand it fully.
Pro
28:6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is
perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
Pro
28:7 Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion
of gluttons shames his father.
Pro
28:8 He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it
for one who has pity on the poor.
Pro
28:9 He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer
is an abomination.
Pro
28:10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he
will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.
Pro
28:11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has
understanding sees through him.
Pro
28:12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; but when the
wicked rise, men hide themselves.
Pro
28:13 He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, but whoever
confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
Pro
28:14 Blessed is the man who always fears; but one who hardens his
heart falls into trouble.
Pro
28:15 As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler
over helpless people.
Pro
28:16 A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten
gain will have long days.
Pro
28:17 A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until
death; no one will support him.
Pro
28:18 Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse
ways will fall suddenly.
Pro
28:19 One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one
who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
Pro
28:20 A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to
be rich will not go unpunished.
Pro
28:21 To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a
piece of bread.
Pro
28:22 A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn't know that
poverty waits for him.
Pro
28:23 One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one
who flatters with the tongue.
Pro
28:24 Whoever robs his father or his mother, and says, "It's
not wrong." He is a partner with a destroyer.
Pro
28:25 One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in
Yahweh will prosper.
Pro
28:26 One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in
wisdom is kept safe.
Pro
28:27 One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his
eyes will have many curses.
Pro
28:28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they
perish, the righteous thrive.
Pro
29:1 He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed
suddenly, with no remedy.
Pro
29:2 When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the
wicked rule, the people groan.
Pro
29:3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion
of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
Pro
29:4 The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes
bribes tears it down.
Pro
29:5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
Pro
29:6 An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing
and be glad.
Pro
29:7 The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked
aren't concerned about knowledge.
Pro
29:8 Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.
Pro
29:9 If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages
or scoffs, and there is no peace.
Pro
29:10 The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity; and they seek the
life of the upright.
Pro
29:11 A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself
under control.
Pro
29:12 If a ruler listens to lies, all of his officials are wicked.
Pro
29:13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh
gives sight to the eyes of both.
Pro
29:14 The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be
established forever.
Pro
29:15 The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to
himself causes shame to his mother.
Pro
29:16 When the wicked increase, sin increases; but the righteous
will see their downfall.
Pro
29:17 Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will
bring delight to your soul.
Pro
29:18 Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint;
but one who keeps the law is blessed.
Pro
29:19 A servant can't be corrected by words. Though he understands,
yet he will not respond.
Pro
29:20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope
for a fool than for him.
Pro
29:21 He who pampers his servant from youth will have him become a
son in the end.
Pro
29:22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in
sin.
Pro
29:23 A man's pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains
honor.
Pro
29:24 Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own
soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.
Pro
29:25 The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his
trust in Yahweh is kept safe.
Pro
29:26 Many seek the ruler's favor, but a man's justice comes from
Yahweh.
Pro
29:27 A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in
their ways detest the wicked.
Philippians
3
Php 3:1
Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things
to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe.
Php 3:2
Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false
circumcision.
Php 3:3
For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and
rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;
Php 3:4
though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other
man thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more:
Php 3:5
circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of
Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;
Php 3:6
concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the
righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
Php 3:7
However, what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for
Christ.
Php 3:8
Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be loss for the
excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I
suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse,
that I may gain Christ
Php 3:9
and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which
is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the
righteousness which is from God by faith;
Php 3:10
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the
fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death;
Php 3:11
if by any means I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Php 3:12
Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I
press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I
was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
Php 3:13
Brothers, I don't regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one
thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching
forward to the things which are before,
Php 3:14
I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God
in Christ Jesus.
Php 3:15
Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in
anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.
Php 3:16
Nevertheless, to the extent that we have already attained, let us
walk by the same rule. Let us be of the same mind.
Php 3:17
Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this
way, even as you have us for an example.
Php 3:18
For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even
weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,
Php 3:19
whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is
in their shame, who think about earthly things.
Php 3:20
For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a
Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
Php 3:21
who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the
body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even
to subject all things to himself.
They
sound exactly the opposite. On the surface, they appear to be
completely contradictory statements. “We won the game.” “We lost the
game.” How could both of these declarations be true? If a person is
indeed talking about the same game, how could a team have both won the
game and lost the game at the same time?
Today
the church finds itself bombarded with all kinds of criticism. One of
these is the notion that Christianity owes its origins to pagan
religions. One particularly troubling issue for some Christians is the
massive amount of misinformation circulating on the Internet concerning
the various “crucified saviors” of the world. Jesus is claimed to be no
different than dozens of other saviors who were crucified for the sins
of mankind, and later resurrected. If this were true, then Jesus would
be merely a Johnny-come-lately to the religious scene, no different and
no more authoritative than Zeus, Odin, or Thor.