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  • Proverbs 10
    The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
    Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
    The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
    He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
    He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
    Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
    The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
    The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
    He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
    He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
    The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
    Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
    In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
    Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
    The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
    The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
    He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
    He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
    In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
    The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
    The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
    The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
    It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
    The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
    As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
    As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
    The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
    The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
    The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
    The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
    The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
    The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
    4 min
  • Numbers 12,13
    And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
    And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it.
    (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
    And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.
    And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
    And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
    My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
    With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
    And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.
    And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
    And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.
    Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.
    And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
    And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
    And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
    And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.
    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
    Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
    And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
    And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
    Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
    Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
    Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
    Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.
    Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
    Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
    Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
    Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
    Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
    Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
    Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
    These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.
    And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:
    And see the land, what it is, and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;
    And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;
    And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.
    So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
    And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was b
    8 min
  • Luke 22
    Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
    And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
    Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
    And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
    And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
    And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.
    Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
    And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
    And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
    And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
    And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
    And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.
    And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
    And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
    And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
    For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
    And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
    For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
    And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
    Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
    But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.
    And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!
    And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
    And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
    And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
    But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
    For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
    Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.
    And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
    That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
    And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
    But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
    And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
    And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
    And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
    Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
    For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
    And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
    And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and h
    10 min
  • Proverbs 8,9
    Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
    She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
    She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
    Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
    O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
    Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
    For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
    All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
    They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
    Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
    For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
    I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
    The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
    Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
    By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
    By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
    I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
    Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
    My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
    I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
    That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
    The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
    I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
    When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
    Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
    While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
    When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
    When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
    When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
    Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
    Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
    Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
    Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
    Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
    For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
    But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
    Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
    She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
    She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
    Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
    Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
    Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
    He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
    Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
    Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
    For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
    If thou b
    6 min
  • Numbers 11
    And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
    And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
    And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.
    And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
    We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:
    But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
    And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.
    And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.
    And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
    Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.
    And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?
    Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?
    Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
    I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
    And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
    And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.
    And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.
    And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.
    Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;
    But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
    And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
    Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?
    And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD's hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
    And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.
    And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
    But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the
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  • Luke 21
    And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
    And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
    And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
    For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
    And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
    As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
    And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?
    And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
    But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
    Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
    And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
    But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
    And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
    Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
    For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
    And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
    And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
    But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
    In your patience possess ye your souls.
    And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
    Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
    For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
    But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
    And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
    And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
    Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
    And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
    And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
    And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
    When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
    So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
    Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
    Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
    And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
    For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
    Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these thing
    6 min
  • Proverbs 7
    My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
    Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
    Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
    Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
    That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
    For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
    And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
    Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
    In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
    And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
    (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
    Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
    So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
    I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
    Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
    I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
    I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
    Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
    For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
    He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
    With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
    He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
    Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
    Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
    Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
    For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
    Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
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  • Luke 20
    And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
    And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
    And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:
    The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
    And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
    But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
    And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
    And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
    Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
    And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
    And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
    And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.
    Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.
    But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
    So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
    He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
    And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
    Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
    And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
    And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
    And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:
    Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?
    But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
    Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.
    And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.
    And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
    Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
    Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
    There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
    And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
    And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.
    Last of all the woman died also.
    Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.
    And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
    But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given i
    7 min
  • Proverbs 6
    My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
    Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
    Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
    Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
    Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
    Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
    Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
    Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
    How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
    Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
    So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
    A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
    He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
    Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
    Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
    These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
    A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
    An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
    A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
    My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
    Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
    When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
    For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
    To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
    Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
    For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life.
    Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
    Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
    So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
    Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
    But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
    But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
    A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
    For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
    He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
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  • Numbers 10
    And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
    Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.
    And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
    And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.
    When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.
    When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
    But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
    And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.
    And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.
    Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.
    And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony.
    And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.
    And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
    In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
    And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.
    And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
    And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came.
    And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
    And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.
    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
    Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward.
    And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.
    And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.
    And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to u
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