|
|
|
|
About Bible Readings
|
What Stood Out in Today's Bible Reading
2023 12:1 – Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. [compare II Tim. 3:16-17 – All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.] 12:3 – A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. [compare Ps. 15 – LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. Ps. 16:8 – I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Ps. 21:7 – For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. Ps. 62:5-6 – My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. Ps. 66:8-9 – O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. Ps. 112:5-7 – A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD. Ps. 121:2-3 – My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Prov. 12:3 – A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. I Cor. 15:57-58 – But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.] 12:6 – The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. [cf. Prov. 1:10-19 – 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.] 12:11 – He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. [CONTRAST 20:4 – The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. 13:4 – The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.] 12:13 – The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. [cf. 24:16 – For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.] 12:15 – The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. [cf. 21:2 – Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts. Judg. 17:6 – In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Judg. 21:25 – In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Deu. 12:8 – Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. Prov. 3:5-8 – 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. Deu. 21:9 – So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.] 12:15 – The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. [cf. 19:20-21 – Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. Is. 46:9-10 – Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure I Kings 22:5 – And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day. II Chr. 18:4 – And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.] 12:18 – There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. [cf. Ps. 107:20 – He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Matt. 8:8 – The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. Luke 7:7 – Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.] 12:19 – The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. [cf. Is. 44:24-25 – Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; Jer. 50:36 – A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. Rev. 21:8 – But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.] 12:20 – Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellers of peace is joy. [cf. Matt. 5:9 – Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.] 12:22 – Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight. [cf. Is. 44:24-25 – Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; Jer. 50:36 – A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. Rev. 21:8 – But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.] 12:24 – The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. [compare 22:29 – Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.] 12:27 – The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. [compare Heb. 10:34–11:1 – For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.] 13:3 – He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. [cf. Ps. 141:3 – Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.] 13:4 – The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. [cf. 20:4 – The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.] 13:7 – There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. [cf. Luke 12:16-21 – And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.] 13:7 – There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. [cf. Matt. 19:28-29 – And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. Mark 10:29-30 – And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.] 13:23 – Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. [cf. 12:11 – He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. CONTRAST 20:4 – The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. 13:4 – The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.] 14:5 – A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. [cf. Is. 44:24-25 – Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; Jer. 50:36 – A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. Rev. 21:8 – But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.] 14:9 – Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. [cf. Jude 1:17-18 – But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.] 14:16 – A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. [cf. 3:7 – Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 16:6 – By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. Job 28:28 – And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.] 14:23 – In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. [compare I John 3:18 – My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.] 14:25 – A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. [cf. James 5:19-20 – Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. Prov. 11:30 – The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. Dan. 12:3 – And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.] 14:26 – In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. [cf. 28:1 – The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.] 14:32 – The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. [compare Ps. 116:15 – Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.] 14:33 – Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known. [cf. 12:16 – A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.] 15:8 – The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. [cf. I Sam. 15:22-23 – And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.] 15:18 – A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. [cf. James 1:19-20 – Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.] 15:20 – A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. [CONTRAST Ex. 20:12 – Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Deu. 5:16 – Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.] 15:23 – A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! [cf. Ecc. 3:1,7 – To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: ... A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; Col. 4:6 – Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.] 15:27 – He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live. [cf. I Tim. 6:10 – For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.] 15:29 – The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. [cf. James 4:7-10 – Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.] 15:29 – The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. [cf. I John 5:14-15 – And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.]
2022 12:3 – A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. [cf. v. 12 – The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. Ps. 1:1-3 – Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.] 12:4 – A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. [cf. 31:10-12,15,21,23,27-28 – Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. ... She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. ... She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. ... Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. ... She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.] 12:6 – The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for
blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
[compare "fruit ... mouth" (v. 14 – A man shall be satisfied
with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of
a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. 13:2 – A
man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul
of the transgressors shall eat violence. 18:20 – A
man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and
with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.)] 12:7 – The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. [cf. Matt. 7:24-27 – Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.] 12:10 – A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. [CONTRAST Num. 22:29 – And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.] 12:14 – A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. [cf. Ps. 128:2 – For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. I Cor. 4:11-12 – Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; Eph. 4:28 – Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Prov. 21:25 – The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. II Thess. 3:10 – For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.] 12:16 – A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. [cf. James 1:19-20 – Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.] 12:18 – There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. [cf. Heb. 4:12 – For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.] 12:21 – There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. [cf. Rom. 8:28 – And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. II Cor. 4:17 – For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; Gen. 50:20 – But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.] 13:22 – A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. [cf. Job 27:16-17 – Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. Ecc. 2:26 – For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. Luke 12:20-21 – But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.] 13:24 – He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. [cf. Heb. 12:5-11 – And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.] 13:25 – The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want. [cf. 10:3 – The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. Ps. 37:18-19 – The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. Ps. 37:25 – I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.] 14:6 – A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. [cf. Ps. 1 – Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.] 14:7 – Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. [cf. Prov. 22:24 – Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go; I Cor. 5:11 – But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.] 14:12 – There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. [cf. Judg. 17:6 – In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Judg. 21:25 – In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Prov. 12:15 – The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. Prov. 16:2 – All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. Prov. 21:2 – Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts. Prov. 30:12 – There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. Is. 5:21 – Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Deu. 12:8 – Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. Prov. 3:7 – Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.] 14:12 – There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. [cf. Matt. 7:13-14 – Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.] 14:17 – He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. [cf. 12:16 – A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. 14:29 – He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. James 1:19-20 – Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.] 14:21 – He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. [compare Matt. 5:22 – But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Matt. 5:43-45 – Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.] 15:3 – The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. [cf. Jer. 23:23-24 – Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. Heb. 4:13 – Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. Ecc. 12:13-14 – Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.] 15:8 – The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. [cf. v. 29 – The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. 28:9 – He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.] 15:10 – Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. [cf. II Tim. 3:16-17 – All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.] 15:28 – The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. [cf. II Tim. 2:15 – Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.]
2021 12:21 – There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. [cf. Rom. 8:28 – And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. II Cor. 4:17 – For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory] 13:13 – Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. [cf. Hos. 4:6 – My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.] 14:1 – Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. [cf. Prov. 9:13-18 – A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, To call passengers who go right on their ways: Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. Surely by doing these things she is destroying her own family. See also Prov. 19:13 – A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. Prov. 21:9 – It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. Prov. 21:19 – It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. I Kings 21:24-25 – Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat. But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. II Kings 11:1 – And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.] 15:15 – All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. [cf. I Pet. 1:6-8 – Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory] 15:19 – The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain. [cf. Hab. 2:2 – And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. Prov. 8:8-9 – 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.] 15:33 – The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility. [Compare Prov. 16:18 – Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.]
2020 12:21 – There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. 14:11 – The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. 15:25 – The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
2019 13:19 – The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil. 13:25 – The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want. [an indication that soul has some relation to the physical]
|
