CIL Daily Bible Readings

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  • Proverbs 4
    Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
    For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
    For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
    He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
    Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
    Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
    Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
    Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
    She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
    Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
    I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
    When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
    Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
    Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
    Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
    For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
    For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
    But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
    The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
    My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
    Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
    For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
    Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
    Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
    Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
    Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
    Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
    3 min
  • Luke 18
    And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
    Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
    And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
    And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
    Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
    And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
    And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
    I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
    And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
    Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
    The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
    I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
    And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
    I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
    And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
    But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
    Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
    And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
    And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
    Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
    And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
    Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
    And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
    And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
    For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
    And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
    And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
    Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
    And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
    Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
    Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
    For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
    And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
    And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
    And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
    And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
    And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
    And he cried, s
    7 min
  • Numbers 7
    And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;
    That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:
    And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle.
    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
    Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.
    And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.
    Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
    And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
    But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.
    And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.
    And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
    And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
    And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
    One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense:
    One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
    One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
    And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
    On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer:
    He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
    One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:
    One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
    One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
    And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
    On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, did offer:
    His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
    One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
    One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
    One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
    And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
    On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer:
    His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
    One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
    One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
    One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
    And for a sa
    13 min
  • Luke 17
    Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
    It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
    Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
    And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
    And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
    And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
    But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?
    And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
    Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
    So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
    And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
    And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
    And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
    And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
    And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
    And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
    And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
    There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
    And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
    And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
    Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
    And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
    And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
    For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
    But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
    And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
    They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
    Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
    But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
    Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
    In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
    Remember Lot's wife.
    Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
    I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
    Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
    Two men shall be in the field; the one shall
    5 min
  • Proverbs 3
    My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
    For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
    Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
    So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
    Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
    In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
    Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
    It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
    Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
    So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
    My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
    For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
    Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
    For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
    She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
    Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
    Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
    She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
    The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
    By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
    My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
    So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
    Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
    When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
    Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
    For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
    Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
    Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
    Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
    Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
    Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
    For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
    The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
    Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
    The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
    4 min
  • Numbers 6
    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
    Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:
    He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
    All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.
    All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.
    All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.
    He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.
    All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD.
    And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.
    And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
    And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.
    And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.
    And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
    And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,
    And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.
    And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:
    And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering.
    And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.
    And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:
    And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine.
    This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.
    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
    Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
    The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
    The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
    The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
    And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.
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  • Proverbs 2
    My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
    So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
    Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
    If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
    Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
    For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
    He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
    He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
    Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
    When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
    Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
    To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
    Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
    Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
    Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
    To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
    Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
    For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
    None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
    That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
    For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
    But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
    3 min
  • Luke 16
    And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
    And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
    Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
    I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
    So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
    And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
    Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
    And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
    And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
    He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
    If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
    And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
    No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
    And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
    And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
    The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
    And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
    Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
    There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
    And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
    And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
    And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
    And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
    And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
    But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
    And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
    Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
    For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
    Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
    And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
    And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose
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  • Numbers 5
    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
    Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:
    Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.
    And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the LORD spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.
    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
    Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty;
    Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed.
    But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him.
    And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his.
    And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.
    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
    Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,
    And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;
    And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:
    Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
    And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD:
    And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:
    And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:
    And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse:
    But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband:
    Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;
    And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
    And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
    And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.
    Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the offering before the LORD, and offer it upon the altar:
    And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.
    And when he hath made her to drink the water, th
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  • Proverbs 1
    The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
    To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
    To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
    To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
    A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
    To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
    My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
    For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
    My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
    If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
    Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
    We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
    Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
    My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
    For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
    Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
    And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
    So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
    Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
    She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
    How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
    Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
    Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
    But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
    I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
    When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
    Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
    For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
    They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
    Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
    For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
    But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
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