Choosing A Career

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope. — read the full passage →

I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

Many <FI>are<Fi> the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field--go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely.

John answered and said, `A man is not able to receive anything, if it may not have been given him from the heaven;

Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the man who trusteth in Jehovah, And whose confidence hath been Jehovah.

James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail! — read the full passage →

All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;

The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat; — read the full passage →

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you, — read the full passage →

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.

`And thou hast remembered Jehovah thy God, for He it <FI>is<Fi> who is giving to thee power to make wealth, in order to establish His covenant which He hath sworn to thy fathers as <FI>at<Fi> this day.

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies <FI>is<Fi> her price. — read the full passage →

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us, — read the full passage →

`Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow shall be anxious for its own things; sufficient for the day <FI>is<Fi> the evil of it.

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied <FI>with<Fi> silver, nor he who is in love with stores <FI>with<Fi> increase. Even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity.

Counsel in the heart of a man <FI>is<Fi> deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.

Do two walk together if they have not met?

A man there hath been in the land of Uz--Job his name--and that man hath been perfect and upright--both fearing God, and turning aside from evil. — read the full passage →

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

`And to the messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who is having the key of David, he who is opening and no one doth shut, and he shutteth and no one doth open!

And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy--`According to the proportion of faith!' — read the full passage →

<FI> Nun.<Fi> A lamp to my foot <FI>is<Fi> Thy word, And a light to my path.

for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

Without counsel <FI>is<Fi> the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.

Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.

having gone toward Mysia, they were trying to go on toward Bithynia, and the Spirit did not suffer them,

`I am the vine, ye the branches; he who is remaining in me, and I in him, this one doth bear much fruit, because apart from me ye are not able to do anything; — read the full passage →

and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us, — read the full passage →

and let him ask in faith, nothing doubting, for he who is doubting hath been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed,

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

for Paul decided to sail past Ephesus, that there may not be to him a loss of time in Asia, for he hasted, if it were possible for him, on the day of the Pentecost to be at Jerusalem.

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

`And now, lo, I--bound in the Spirit--go on to Jerusalem, the things that shall befall me in it not knowing,

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;

He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he <FI>is<Fi> to a destroyer.

For Thou--Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly. — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, — read the full passage →

`For--as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance, — read the full passage →

And the day is, that his sons and his daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.

if ye may remain in me, and my sayings in you may remain, whatever ye may wish ye shall ask, and it shall be done to you.

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; — read the full passage →

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in the Spirit, having gone through Macedonia and Achaia, to go on to Jerusalem, saying--`After my being there, it behoveth me also to see Rome;'

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

Go, now, ye who are saying, `To-day and to-morrow we will go on to such a city, and will pass there one year, and traffic, and make gain;' — read the full passage →

for let not that man suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord--

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, — read the full passage →

for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed, — read the full passage →

While this <FI>one<Fi> is speaking another also hath come and saith, `Thy sons and thy daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.

a two-souled man <FI>is<Fi> unstable in all his ways.

When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis, for there to winter I have determined.

and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, <FI>do<Fi> all things in the name of the Lord Jesus--giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers, — read the full passage →

And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding--

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst.

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the sinner's wealth.

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

Fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for <FI>it is<Fi> not as man seeth--for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.'

for, as many things as were written before, for our instruction were written before, that through the endurance, and the exhortation of the Writings, we might have the hope.

`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; — read the full passage →

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

Become not yoked with others--unbelievers, for what partaking <FI>is there<Fi> to righteousness and lawlessness?

To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. `For the Virgins.' --A song. God <FI>is<Fi> to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.

The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens. — read the full passage →

Thou causest me to know the path of life; Fulness of joys <FI>is<Fi> with Thy presence, Pleasant things by Thy right hand for ever!