Today’s
Reading : Proverbs 16 – 19 and Hebrews
13 (KJV)
Proverbs
16
Pro
16:1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the
answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
Pro 16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
Pro 16:3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy
thoughts shall be established.
Pro 16:4 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the
day of evil.
Pro 16:5 Every one that
is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join
in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Pro 16:6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by
the fear of the LORD men depart from
evil.
Pro 16:7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Pro 16:8 Better is
a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
Pro 16:9 A man's heart deviseth
his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Pro 16:10 A divine sentence is
in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not
in judgment.
Pro 16:11 A just weight and balance are the LORD's: all the weights of the bag are his work.
Pro 16:12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness:
for the throne is established by righteousness.
Pro 16:13 Righteous lips are
the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh
right.
Pro 16:14 The wrath of a king is as
messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Pro 16:15 In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Pro 16:16 How much better is
it to get wisdom than gold! and to get
understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Pro 16:17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his
soul.
Pro 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty
spirit before a fall.
Pro 16:19 Better it
is to
be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Pro 16:20 He that handleth a
matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in
the LORD, happy is he.
Pro 16:21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent:
and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Pro 16:22 Understanding is
a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
Pro 16:23 The heart of the wise teacheth
his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
Pro 16:24 Pleasant words are
as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and
health to the bones.
Pro 16:25 There is a way that seemeth
right unto a man, but the end thereof are
the ways of death.
Pro 16:26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth
it of him.
Pro 16:27 An ungodly man diggeth
up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
Pro 16:28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth
chief friends.
Pro 16:29 A violent man enticeth
his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is
not good.
Pro 16:30 He shutteth his
eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
Pro 16:31 The hoary head is
a crown of glory, if it be found in the
way of righteousness.
Pro 16:32 He that is
slow to anger is better than the mighty;
and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Pro 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole
disposing thereof is of the LORD.
Proverbs 17
Pro
17:1 Better is
a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.
Pro 17:2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son
that causeth shame, and shall have part of the
inheritance among the brethren.
Pro 17:3 The refining pot is
for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth
the hearts.
Pro 17:4 A wicked doer giveth
heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Pro 17:5 Whoso mocketh the
poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be
unpunished.
Pro 17:6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of
children are their fathers.
Pro 17:7 Excellent speech becometh
not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Pro 17:8 A gift is
as a precious stone in the eyes of him
that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Pro 17:9 He that covereth a
transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Pro 17:10 A reproof entereth
more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Pro 17:11 An evil man
seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger
shall be sent against him.
Pro 17:12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man,
rather than a fool in his folly.
Pro 17:13 Whoso rewardeth
evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Pro 17:14 The beginning of strife is as when
one letteth out water: therefore leave off
contention, before it be meddled with.
Pro 17:15 He that justifieth
the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even
they both are abomination to the LORD.
Pro 17:16 Wherefore is
there a price in the hand of a fool to
get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to
it?
Pro 17:17 A friend loveth at
all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Pro 17:18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
Pro 17:19 He loveth
transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth
his gate seeketh destruction.
Pro 17:20 He that hath a froward
heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse
tongue falleth into mischief.
Pro 17:21 He that begetteth a
fool doeth it
to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Pro 17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Pro 17:23 A wicked man
taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of
judgment.
Pro 17:24 Wisdom is
before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Pro 17:25 A foolish son is
a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
Pro 17:26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor
to strike princes for equity.
Pro 17:27 He that hath knowledge spareth
his words: and a man of understanding is
of an excellent spirit.
Pro 17:28 Even a fool, when he holdeth
his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is
esteemed a man of understanding.
Proverbs 18
Pro
18:1 Through desire a man, having separated
himself, seeketh and
intermeddleth with all wisdom.
Pro 18:2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but
that his heart may discover itself.
Pro 18:3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy
reproach.
Pro 18:4 The words of a man's mouth are as
deep waters, and the wellspring of
wisdom as a flowing brook.
Pro 18:5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked,
to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Pro 18:6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his
mouth calleth for strokes.
Pro 18:7 A fool's mouth is
his destruction, and his lips are the
snare of his soul.
Pro 18:8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the
innermost parts of the belly.
Pro 18:9 He also that is slothful in his work is
brother to him that is a great waster.
Pro 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Pro 18:11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own
conceit.
Pro 18:12 Before destruction the heart of man is
haughty, and before honour is humility.
Pro 18:13 He that answereth a
matter before he heareth it,
it is folly and shame unto him.
Pro 18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain his
infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
Pro 18:15 The heart of the prudent getteth
knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Pro 18:16 A man's gift maketh
room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Pro 18:17 He that is
first in his own cause seemeth
just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
Pro 18:18 The lot causeth
contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Pro 18:19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are
like the bars of a castle.
Pro 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.
Pro 18:21 Death and life are
in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Pro 18:22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour
of the LORD.
Pro 18:23 The poor useth
entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Pro 18:24 A man that
hath friends must show himself friendly:
and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Proverbs 19
Pro
19:1 Better is
the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Pro 19:2 Also, that
the soul be without knowledge, it is not
good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Pro 19:3 The foolishness of man perverteth
his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
Pro 19:4 Wealth maketh many
friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
Pro 19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Pro 19:6 Many will entreat the favour of the prince:
and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
Pro 19:7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how
much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth
them with
words, yet they are wanting to
him.
Pro 19:8 He that getteth
wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Pro 19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Pro 19:10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less
for a servant to have rule over princes.
Pro 19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth
his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Pro 19:12 The king's wrath is
as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is
as dew upon the grass.
Pro 19:13 A foolish son is
the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Pro 19:14 House and riches are
the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is
from the LORD.
Pro 19:15 Slothfulness casteth
into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Pro 19:16 He that keepeth the
commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth
his ways shall die.
Pro 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he
pay him again.
Pro 19:18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let
not thy soul spare for his crying.
Pro 19:19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment:
for if thou deliver him, yet thou must
do it again.
Pro 19:20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that
thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Pro 19:21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless
the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Pro 19:22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
Pro 19:23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it
shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Pro 19:24 A slothful man
hideth his hand in his
bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Pro 19:25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware:
and reprove one that hath understanding, and
he will understand knowledge.
Pro 19:26 He that wasteth his father, and
chaseth away his
mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth
reproach.
Pro 19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of
knowledge.
Pro 19:28 An ungodly witness scorneth
judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth
iniquity.
Pro 19:29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and
stripes for the back of fools.
Hebrews
12
Heb
13:1 Let brotherly love continue.
Heb 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for
thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Heb 13:3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound
with them; and them which suffer
adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
Heb 13:4 Marriage is
honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God
will judge.
Heb 13:5 Let your
conversation be without covetousness; and be
content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee,
nor forsake thee.
Heb 13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall
do unto me.
Heb 13:7 Remember them which have the rule over you,
who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the
end of their conversation.
Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today,
and forever.
Heb 13:9 Be not carried about with divers and strange
doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established
with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been
occupied therein.
Heb 13:10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right
to eat which serve the tabernacle.
Heb 13:11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood
is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without
the camp.
Heb 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify
the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
Heb 13:13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without
the camp, bearing his reproach.
Heb 13:14 For here have we no continuing city, but we
seek one to come.
Heb 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice
of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our
lips giving thanks to his name.
Heb 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not:
for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Heb 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and
submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give
account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Heb 13:18 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good
conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
Heb 13:19 But I beseech you
the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
Heb 13:20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from
the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of
the everlasting covenant,
Heb 13:21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his
will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in
his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be
glory forever and ever. Amen.
Heb 13:22 And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word
of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
Heb 13:23 Know ye that our
brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see
you.
Heb 13:24 Salute all them that have the rule over you,
and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
Heb 13:25 Grace be
with you all. Amen.