Bible Reading for October 14 and 15
World English Bible
Oct.
14
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.
Oct.
15
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.
Oct. 14
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.
Oct. 15
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.
