CIL Daily Bible Readings

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  • Proverbs 30
    The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
    Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
    I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
    Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
    Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
    Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
    Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
    Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
    Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
    Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
    There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
    There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
    There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
    There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
    The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
    The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
    The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
    There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
    The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
    Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
    For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
    For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
    For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
    There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
    The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
    The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
    The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
    The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
    There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
    A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
    A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
    If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
    Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
    5 min
  • Deuteronomy 2
    Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.
    And the LORD spake unto me, saying,
    Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
    And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
    Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
    Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
    For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
    And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
    And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
    The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;
    Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites called them Emims.
    The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
    Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
    And the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the LORD sware unto them.
    For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
    So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
    That the LORD spake unto me, saying,
    Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
    And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
    (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
    A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
    As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:
    And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)
    Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
    This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
    And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
    Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
    Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass
    7 min
  • John 12
    Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
    There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
    Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
    Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,
    Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
    This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
    Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
    For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
    Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
    But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
    Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
    On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
    Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
    And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
    Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
    These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
    The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
    For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
    The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
    And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
    The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
    Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
    And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
    Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
    He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
    If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
    Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
    Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
    The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
    Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
    Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
    And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
    This he said, signifying what death he should die.
    The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
    Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
    While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things sp
    7 min
  • Proverbs 29
    He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
    When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
    Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
    The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
    A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
    In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
    The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
    Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
    If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
    The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
    A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
    If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
    The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
    The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
    The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
    When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
    Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
    Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
    A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
    Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
    He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
    An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
    A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
    Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
    The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
    Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
    An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
    4 min
  • Deuteronomy 1
    These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
    (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)
    And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;
    After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
    On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
    The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:
    Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
    Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.
    And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
    The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
    (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
    How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
    Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
    And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
    So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
    And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
    Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
    And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
    And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.
    And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us.
    Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.
    And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
    And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
    And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
    And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.
    Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:
    And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
    Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people i
    8 min
  • Proverbs 28
    The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
    For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
    A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
    They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
    Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
    Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
    Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
    He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
    He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
    Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
    The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
    When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
    He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
    Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
    As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
    The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
    A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
    Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
    He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
    A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
    To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
    He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
    He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
    Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
    He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
    He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
    He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
    When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
    4 min
  • John 11
    Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
    (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
    Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
    When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
    Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
    When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
    Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
    His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
    Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
    But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
    These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
    Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
    Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
    Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
    And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
    Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
    Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.
    Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
    And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
    Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
    Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
    But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
    Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
    Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
    Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
    And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
    She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
    And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
    As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
    Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
    The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
    Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
    When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.
    And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
    Jesus wept.
    Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
    And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
    Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
    Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
    Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
    Then they took away the sto
    8 min
  • John 9,10
    And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
    And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
    Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
    I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
    As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
    When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
    And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
    The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
    Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.
    Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
    He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
    Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
    They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
    And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
    Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
    Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
    They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
    But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
    And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
    His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
    But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
    These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
    Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
    Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
    He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
    Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
    He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?
    Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.
    We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
    The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
    Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
    Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
    If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
    They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
    Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
    He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
    And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with the
    10 min
  • Numbers 36
    And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:
    And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.
    And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.
    And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.
    And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well.
    This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.
    So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
    And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.
    Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.
    Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:
    For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons:
    And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.
    These are the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
    3 min
  • Proverbs 27
    Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
    Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
    A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
    Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
    Open rebuke is better than secret love.
    Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
    The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
    As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
    Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
    Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
    My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
    A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
    Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
    He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
    A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
    Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
    Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
    Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
    As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
    Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
    As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
    Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
    Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
    For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
    The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
    The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
    And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
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