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to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men. — read the full passage →

There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed. — read the full passage →

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me; — read the full passage →

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle: the man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal: — read the full passage →

The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes. — read the full passage →

The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires. — read the full passage →

Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech. — read the full passage →

The two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him. The base fellows testified against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king!” Then they carried him out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones. — read the full passage →

He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed. — read the full passage →

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility. — read the full passage →

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word. — read the full passage →

“Bring out of the camp him who cursed; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. — read the full passage →

One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses. — read the full passage →

“‘You shall make for yourselves no idols, neither shall you raise up an engraved image or a pillar, neither shall you place any figured stone in your land, to bow down to it; for I am Yahweh your God. — read the full passage →

But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord, — read the full passage →

Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; — read the full passage →

“Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips”; — read the full passage →

so that the sights that you see with your eyes will drive you mad. — read the full passage →

Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;

For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me. — read the full passage →

My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure. — read the full passage →

But against any of the children of Israel a dog won’t even bark or move its tongue, against man or animal; that you may know that Yahweh makes a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel. — read the full passage →

They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.

but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your father.’ — read the full passage →

saying, “Didn’t we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man’s blood on us.” — read the full passage →

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him. — read the full passage →

The man who does presumptuously, in not listening to the priest who stands to minister there before Yahweh your God, or to the judge, even that man shall die. You shall put away the evil from Israel. — read the full passage →

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. — read the full passage →

It will happen in the day of Yahweh’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, the king’s sons, and all those who are clothed with foreign clothing. — read the full passage →

Moreover Elihu answered, — read the full passage →

keeping loving kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and disobedience and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the children’s children, on the third and on the fourth generation.” — read the full passage →

But if you indeed listen to his voice, and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and an adversary to your adversaries. — read the full passage →

The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient, — read the full passage →

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up. — read the full passage →

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. — read the full passage →

So then, let us follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

Others, mocking, said, “They are filled with new wine.” — read the full passage →

Then six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. — read the full passage →

This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. — read the full passage →

For there will arise false christs and false prophets, and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

He who dashes in pieces has come up against you. Keep the fortress! Watch the way! Strengthen your waist! Fortify your power mightily! — read the full passage →

Will you yet say before him who kills you, I am God? but you are man, and not God, in the hand of him who wounds you. — read the full passage →

Thus says Yahweh, “What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? — read the full passage →

For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you. — read the full passage →

“There is no peace”, says Yahweh, “for the wicked.” — read the full passage →

The sinners in Zion are afraid. Trembling has seized the godless ones. Who among us can live with the devouring fire? Who among us can live with everlasting burning? — read the full passage →

Yahweh, you will ordain peace for us, for you have also worked all our works for us. — read the full passage →

Yahweh, you are my God. I will exalt you! I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and truth. — read the full passage →

In that time, a present will be brought to Yahweh of Armies from a people tall and smooth, even from a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of Yahweh of Armies, Mount Zion. — read the full passage →

He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake. — read the full passage →

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. — read the full passage →

The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself. — read the full passage →

By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone. — read the full passage →

“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts. — read the full passage →

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool. — read the full passage →

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion. — read the full passage →

A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke. — read the full passage →

With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. — read the full passage →

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. — read the full passage →

For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life. — read the full passage →

Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you. — read the full passage →

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

Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.” — read the full passage →

Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world, — read the full passage →

I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry. — read the full passage →

Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation. — read the full passage →

But man dies, and is laid low. Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he? — read the full passage →

if I sin, then you mark me. You will not acquit me from my iniquity. — read the full passage →

“Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? — read the full passage →

I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. — read the full passage →

For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many children to glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings. — read the full passage →

In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing; — read the full passage →

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error; — read the full passage →

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ — read the full passage →

Whoever doesn’t receive you, nor hear your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake off the dust from your feet. — read the full passage →

But the Pharisees said, “By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons.” — read the full passage →

My anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the male goats; For Yahweh of Armies has visited his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as his majestic horse in the battle. — read the full passage →

Through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and he shall destroy many in their security. He shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, — read the full passage →

Moreover the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me to the east gate of Yahweh’s house, which looks eastward: and see, at the door of the gate twenty-five men; and I saw in their midst Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. — read the full passage →

because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a spring of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! — read the full passage →

Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him, and strip kings of their armor; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut: — read the full passage →

who tell the seers, “Don’t see!” and to the prophets, “Don’t prophesy to us right things. Tell us pleasant things. Prophesy deceits. — read the full passage →

He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. — read the full passage →

“Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows! — read the full passage →

so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off. — read the full passage →

Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will. — read the full passage →

A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent. — read the full passage →

God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water. — read the full passage →

“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. — read the full passage →

Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt. — read the full passage →

Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed. — read the full passage →

Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me, — read the full passage →

Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passes away, by the wind of the wilderness. — read the full passage →