Psalm 15

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Description of a Citizen of Zion.

A Psalm of David.

15 Lord, who may reside ^(A)in Your tent?
Who may settle on Your ^(B)holy hill?
²One who ^(C)walks with integrity, practices righteousness,
And ^(D)speaks truth in his heart.
³He ^(E)does not slander ^[a]with his tongue,
Nor ^(F)do evil to his neighbor,
Nor ^(G)bring shame on his friend;
⁴A despicable person is despised in his eyes,
But he ^(H)honors those who fear the Lord;
He ^(I)takes an oath to his own detriment, and does not change;
⁵He ^(J)does not ^[b]lend his money ^[c]at interest,
Nor ^(K)does he take a bribe against the innocent.
^(L)One who does these things will never be shaken.

Footnotes

Psalm 15:3 Lit according to
Psalm 15:5 Lit give
Psalm 15:5 I.e., to a fellow Israelite

Deuteronomy 24:17-25:4

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¹⁷“^(A)You shall not pervert the justice ^[a]due a stranger or ^[b]an orphan, nor ^(B)seize a widow’s garment as a ^[c]pledge. ¹⁸But you are to remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and that the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.

¹⁹“^(C)When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you are not to go back to get it; it shall belong ^(D)to the stranger, the ^[d]orphan, and to the widow, in order that the Lord your God ^(E)may bless you in all the work of your hands. ²⁰^(F)When you beat the olives off your olive tree, you are not to search through the branches ^[e]again; that shall be left ^(G)for the stranger, the ^[f]orphan, and for the widow.

²¹“When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you are not to ^[g]go over it again; that shall be left for the stranger, the ^[h]orphan, and the widow. ²²And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.

Various Laws

25 “^(H)If there is a dispute between people and they go to ^[i]court, and ^[j]the judges decide their case, ^(I)and they declare the righteous innocent and pronounce the wicked guilty, ²then it shall be if the wicked person ^[k]^(J)deserves to be beaten, the judge shall then make him lie down and have him beaten in his presence with the number of lashes according to his ^[l]wrongful act. ³^(K)He may have him beaten forty times, but not more, so that he does not have him beaten with many more lashes than these, and that your brother does not ^(L)become contemptible in your eyes.

⁴“^(M)You shall not muzzle the ox while it is threshing.

Footnotes

Deuteronomy 24:17 Lit of
Deuteronomy 24:17 Or the fatherless
Deuteronomy 24:17 I.e., for a loan
Deuteronomy 24:19 Or fatherless
Deuteronomy 24:20 Lit after yourself
Deuteronomy 24:20 Or fatherless
Deuteronomy 24:21 Lit glean it after yourself
Deuteronomy 24:21 Or fatherless
Deuteronomy 25:1 Lit the judgment
Deuteronomy 25:1 Lit they judge them
Deuteronomy 25:2 Lit is a son of beating
Deuteronomy 25:2 Or guilt

1 Timothy 5:17-24

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Concerning Elders

¹⁷^(A)The elders who ^(B)lead well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who ^(C)work hard ^[a]at preaching and teaching. ¹⁸For the Scripture says, “^(D)You shall not muzzle the ox while it is threshing,” and “^(E)The laborer is worthy of his wages.” ¹⁹Do not accept an accusation against an ^(F)elder except on the basis of ^(G)two or three witnesses. ²⁰Those who continue in sin, ^(H)rebuke in the presence of all, ^(I)so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning. ²¹^(J)I solemnly exhort you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of His chosen angels, to maintain these principles without bias, doing nothing in a spirit of partiality. ²²^(K)Do not lay hands upon anyone too quickly and ^[b]thereby share ^(L)responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself ^[c]free from sin.