Bible Reading for October 12 and 13
World English Bible
Oct.
12
Proverbs
9-11
Pro
9:1 Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven
pillars.
Pro
9:2 She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also
set her table.
Pro
9:3 She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places
of the city:
Pro
9:4 "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" As for him
who is void of understanding, she says to him,
Pro
9:5 "Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I
have mixed!
Pro
9:6 Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of
understanding."
Pro
9:7 He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a
wicked man invites abuse.
Pro
9:8 Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man,
and he will love you.
Pro
9:9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a
righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Pro
9:10 The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of
the Holy One is understanding.
Pro
9:11 For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life
will be increased.
Pro
9:12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you
alone will bear it.
Pro
9:13 The foolish woman is loud, Undisciplined, and knows nothing.
Pro
9:14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places
of the city,
Pro
9:15 To call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,
Pro
9:16 "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here." as for him
who is void of understanding, she says to him,
Pro
9:17 "Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant."
Pro
9:18 But he doesn't know that the dead are there, that her guests
are in the depths of Sheol.
Pro
10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a
foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Pro
10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness
delivers from death.
Pro
10:3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,
but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
Pro
10:4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the
diligent brings wealth.
Pro
10:5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps
during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
Pro
10:6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers
the mouth of the wicked.
Pro
10:7 The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the
wicked will rot.
Pro
10:8 The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool
will fall.
Pro
10:9 He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his
ways will be found out.
Pro
10:10 One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool
will fall.
Pro
10:11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence
covers the mouth of the wicked.
Pro
10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
Pro
10:13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a
rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
Pro
10:14 Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is
near ruin.
Pro
10:15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of
the poor is their poverty.
Pro
10:16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the
wicked leads to sin.
Pro
10:17 He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who
forsakes reproof leads others astray.
Pro
10:18 He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is
a fool.
Pro
10:19 In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience,
but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
Pro
10:20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart
of the wicked is of little worth.
Pro
10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for
lack of understanding.
Pro
10:22 Yahweh's blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
Pro
10:23 It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man
of understanding's pleasure.
Pro
10:24 What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of
the righteous will be granted.
Pro
10:25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the
righteous stand firm forever.
Pro
10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the
sluggard to those who send him.
Pro
10:27 The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked
shall be shortened.
Pro
10:28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the
wicked will perish.
Pro
10:29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a
destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Pro
10:30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not
dwell in the land.
Pro
10:31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the
perverse tongue will be cut off.
Pro
10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the
mouth of the wicked is perverse.
Pro
11:1 A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate
weights are his delight.
Pro
11:2 When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes
wisdom.
Pro
11:3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the
perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
Pro
11:4 Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness
delivers from death.
Pro
11:5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the
wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Pro
11:6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the
unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
Pro
11:7 When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power
comes to nothing.
Pro
11:8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked
takes his place.
Pro
11:9 With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the
righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
Pro
11:10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When
the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Pro
11:11 By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is
overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Pro
11:12 One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of
understanding holds his peace.
Pro
11:13 One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of
a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
Pro
11:14 Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the
multitude of counselors there is victory.
Pro
11:15 He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he
who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
Pro
11:16 A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.
Pro
11:17 The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is
cruel troubles his own flesh.
Pro
11:18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows
righteousness reaps a sure reward.
Pro
11:19 He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets
death.
Pro
11:20 Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
Pro
11:21 Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the
seed of the righteous will be delivered.
Pro
11:22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who
lacks discretion.
Pro
11:23 The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of
the wicked is wrath.
Pro
11:24 There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is
one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
Pro
11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be
watered also himself.
Pro
11:26 People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be
on the head of him who sells it.
Pro
11:27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches
after evil, it shall come to him.
Pro
11:28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall
flourish as the green leaf.
Pro
11:29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The
foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Pro
11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise
wins souls.
Pro
11:31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; how much
more the wicked and the sinner!
Oct.
13
Proverbs
12-14
Pro
12:1 Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates
reproof is stupid.
Pro
12:2 A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn
a man of wicked devices.
Pro
12:3 A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of
the righteous shall not be moved.
Pro
12:4 A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful
wife is as rottenness in his bones.
Pro
12:5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the
wicked is deceitful.
Pro
12:6 The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but
the speech of the upright rescues them.
Pro
12:7 The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of
the righteous shall stand.
Pro
12:8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who
has a warped mind shall be despised.
Pro
12:9 Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than
he who honors himself, and lacks bread.
Pro
12:10 A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Pro
12:11 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who
chases fantasies is void of understanding.
Pro
12:12 The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of
the righteous flourishes.
Pro
12:13 An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the
righteous shall come out of trouble.
Pro
12:14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth.
The work of a man's hands shall be rewarded to him.
Pro
12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise
listens to counsel.
Pro
12:16 A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks
an insult is prudent.
Pro
12:17 He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness
lies.
Pro
12:18 There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword,
but the tongue of the wise heals.
Pro
12:19 Truth's lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue
is only momentary.
Pro
12:20 Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes
to the promoters of peace.
Pro
12:21 No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked
shall be filled with evil.
Pro
12:22 Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the
truth are his delight.
Pro
12:23 A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools
proclaim foolishness.
Pro
12:24 The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends
in slave labor.
Pro
12:25 Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes
it glad.
Pro
12:26 A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of
the wicked leads them astray.
Pro
12:27 The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions
of diligent men are prized.
Pro
12:28 In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no
death.
Pro
13:1 A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a scoffer
doesn't listen to rebuke.
Pro
13:2 By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the
unfaithful crave violence.
Pro
13:3 He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his
lips comes to ruin.
Pro
13:4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the
desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
Pro
13:5 A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and
disgrace.
Pro
13:6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness
overthrows the sinner.
Pro
13:7 There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There
are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
Pro
13:8 The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hear no
threats.
Pro
13:9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the
wicked is snuffed out.
Pro
13:10 Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is
wisdom.
Pro
13:11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by
hand makes it grow.
Pro
13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is
fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
Pro
13:13 Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who
respects a command will be rewarded.
Pro
13:14 The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the
snares of death.
Pro
13:15 Good understanding wins favor; but the way of the unfaithful
is hard.
Pro
13:16 Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes
folly.
Pro
13:17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy
gains healing.
Pro
13:18 Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he
who heeds correction shall be honored.
Pro
13:19 Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest
turning from evil.
Pro
13:20 One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of
fools suffers harm.
Pro
13:21 Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the
righteous.
Pro
13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children,
but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
Pro
13:23 An abundance of food is in poor people's fields, but injustice
sweeps it away.
Pro
13:24 One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is
careful to discipline him.
Pro
13:25 The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the
belly of the wicked goes hungry.
Pro
14:1 Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it
down with her own hands.
Pro
14:2 He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is
perverse in his ways despises him.
Pro
14:3 The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the
wise protect them.
Pro
14:4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by
the strength of the ox.
Pro
14:5 A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out
lies.
Pro
14:6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge
comes easily to a discerning person.
Pro
14:7 Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on
his lips.
Pro
14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the
folly of fools is deceit.
Pro
14:9 Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright
there is good will.
Pro
14:10 The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share
these with a stranger.
Pro
14:11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of
the upright will flourish.
Pro
14:12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it
leads to death.
Pro
14:13 Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end
in heaviness.
Pro
14:14 The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a
good man will be rewarded for his ways.
Pro
14:15 A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man
carefully considers his ways.
Pro
14:16 A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded
and reckless.
Pro
14:17 He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a
crafty man is hated.
Pro
14:18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with
knowledge.
Pro
14:19 The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates
of the righteous.
Pro
14:20 The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the
rich person has many friends.
Pro
14:21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has
pity on the poor.
Pro
14:22 Don't they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness
belong to those who plan good.
Pro
14:23 In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips
leads only to poverty.
Pro
14:24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools
crowns them with folly.
Pro
14:25 A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is
deceitful.
Pro
14:26 In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a
refuge for his children.
Pro
14:27 The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from
the snares of death.
Pro
14:28 In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the
lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
Pro
14:29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who
has a quick temper displays folly.
Pro
14:30 The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the
bones.
Pro
14:31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he
who is kind to the needy honors him.
Pro
14:32 The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the
righteous has a refuge.
Pro
14:33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is
even made known in the inward part of fools.
Pro
14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any
people.
Pro
14:35 The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his
wrath is toward one who causes shame.
Oct. 12
Ephesians
3
Eph 3:1
For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of
you Gentiles,
Eph 3:2
if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace
of God which was given me toward you;
Eph 3:3
how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote
before in few words,
Eph 3:4
by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the
mystery of Christ;
Eph 3:5
which in other generations was not made known to the children of
men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in
the Spirit;
Eph 3:6
that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body,
and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Good
News,
Eph 3:7
of which I was made a servant, according to the gift of that grace
of God which was given me according to the working of his power.
Eph 3:8
To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach
to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
Eph 3:9
and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery
which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through
Jesus Christ;
Eph
3:10 to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom
of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in
the heavenly places,
Eph
3:11 according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ
Jesus our Lord;
Eph
3:12 in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our
faith in him.
Eph
3:13 Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for
you, which are your glory.
Eph
3:14 For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
Eph
3:15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
Eph
3:16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory,
that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the
inward man;
Eph
3:17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end
that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Eph
3:18 may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is
the breadth and length and height and depth,
Eph
3:19 and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge, that you
may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Eph
3:20 Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all
that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
Eph
3:21 to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all
generations forever and ever. Amen.
Oct. 13
Ephesians
4
Eph 4:1
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of
the calling with which you were called,
Eph 4:2
with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one
another in love;
Eph 4:3
being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Eph 4:4
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in
one hope of your calling;
Eph 4:5
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Eph 4:6
one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in
us all.
Eph 4:7
But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure
of the gift of Christ.
Eph 4:8
Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity
captive, and gave gifts to men."
Eph 4:9
Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also first
descended into the lower parts of the earth?
Eph
4:10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the
heavens, that he might fill all things.
Eph
4:11 He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some,
evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
Eph
4:12 for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to
the building up of the body of Christ;
Eph
4:13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the
knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of
the stature of the fullness of Christ;
Eph
4:14 that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and
carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in
craftiness, after the wiles of error;
Eph
4:15 but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into
him, who is the head, Christ;
Eph
4:16 from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through
that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure
of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up
of itself in love.
Eph
4:17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no
longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of
their mind,
Eph
4:18 being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life
of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the
hardening of their hearts;
Eph
4:19 who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work
all uncleanness with greediness.
Eph
4:20 But you did not learn Christ that way;
Eph
4:21 if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth
is in Jesus:
Eph
4:22 that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the
old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
Eph
4:23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
Eph
4:24 and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been
created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
Eph
4:25 Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with
his neighbor. For we are members of one another.
Eph
4:26 "Be angry, and don't sin." Don't let the sun go down
on your wrath,
Eph
4:27 neither give place to the devil.
Eph
4:28 Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor,
working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have
something to give to him who has need.
Eph
4:29 Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is
good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to
those who hear.
Eph
4:30 Don't grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed
for the day of redemption.
Eph
4:31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put
away from you, with all malice.
Eph
4:32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each
other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
