1 Samuel 28:6
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6 And when Saul inquired of the Lord, (A)the Lord did not answer him, either (B)by dreams, or (C)by Urim, or by prophets.
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1 Samuel 14:37
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37 And Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you give them into the hand of Israel?” (A)But he did not answer him that day.
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Numbers 12:6
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6 And he said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him (A)in a vision; I speak with him (B)in a dream.
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Numbers 27:21
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21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him (A)by the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation.”
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James 4:3
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3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask (A)wrongly, to spend it on your passions.
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Lamentations 2:9
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9 Her gates have sunk into the ground;
(A)he has ruined (B)and broken her bars;
(C)her king and princes are among the nations;
the law is no more,
and (D)her prophets find
no vision from the Lord.
John 9:31
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31 We know that (A)God does not listen to sinners, but (B)if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.
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Matthew 1:20
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20 But as he considered these things, behold, (A)an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
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Ezekiel 20:1-3
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Israel's Continuing Rebellion
20 (A)In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, certain of (B)the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, (C)and sat before me. 2 And the word of the Lord came to me: 3 (D)“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God, Is it to inquire of me that you come? (E)As I live, declares the Lord God, (F)I will not be inquired of by you.
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Jeremiah 23:28
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28 (A)Let the prophet who has a dream (B)tell the dream, but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully. (C)What has straw in common with wheat? declares the Lord.
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Deuteronomy 33:8
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8 And (A)of Levi he said,
“Give to Levi[a] (B)your Thummim,
and your Urim to your godly one,
(C)whom you tested at Massah,
with whom you quarreled at the waters of Meribah;
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 33:8 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks Give to Levi
Exodus 28:30
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30 And in the breastpiece of judgment (A)you shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before the Lord. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the people of Israel on his heart before the Lord regularly.
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Proverbs 27-28
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27 Do not boast about tomorrow,
(A)for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 Let (B)another praise you, and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but (C)a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
but who can stand before (D)jealousy?
5 (E)Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Faithful are (F)the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
7 One who is full loathes (G)honey,
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
8 Like (H)a bird that strays from its nest
is a man who strays from his home.
9 (I)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend and (J)your father's friend,
and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
(K)Better is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.
11 (L)Be wise, (M)my son, and (N)make my heart glad,
that I may (O)answer him who reproaches me.
12 (P)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but (Q)the simple go on and suffer for it.
13 (R)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.[b]
14 Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
15 (S)A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind
or to grasp[c] oil in one's right hand.
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.[d]
18 (T)Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and he who (U)guards his master will be honored.
19 As in water face reflects face,
so the heart of man reflects the man.
20 (V)Sheol and Abaddon are (W)never satisfied,
and (X)never satisfied are the eyes of man.
21 (Y)The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and a man is tested by his praise.
22 (Z)Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.
23 (AA)Know well the condition of your flocks,
and (AB)give attention to your herds,
24 for (AC)riches do not last forever;
and does a crown endure to all generations?
25 (AD)When the grass is gone and the new growth appears
and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
26 (AE)the lambs will provide your clothing,
and the goats the price of a field.
27 (AF)There will be enough goats' milk for your food,
for the food of your household
and maintenance for your girls.
28 (AG)The wicked flee when no one pursues,
but (AH)the righteous are bold as a lion.
2 When a land transgresses, (AI)it has many rulers,
but with a man of understanding and knowledge,
its stability will long continue.
3 (AJ)A poor man who oppresses the poor
is a beating rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law (AK)praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law (AL)strive against them.
5 Evil men (AM)do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord (AN)understand it completely.
6 (AO)Better is a poor man who (AP)walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is (AQ)crooked in his ways.
7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,
but (AR)a companion of gluttons shames his father.
8 Whoever multiplies his wealth (AS)by interest and profit[e]
(AT)gathers it for him who is (AU)generous to the poor.
9 If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
even his (AV)prayer is an abomination.
10 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way
(AW)will fall into his own pit,
but the blameless (AX)will have a goodly inheritance.
11 A rich man is wise in his (AY)own eyes,
but a poor man who has understanding (AZ)will find him out.
12 When (BA)the righteous triumph, there is great glory,
but when (BB)the wicked rise, people hide themselves.
13 Whoever (BC)conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
but he who (BD)confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
14 Blessed is the one who (BE)fears the Lord[f] always,
but whoever (BF)hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
15 Like (BG)a roaring lion or (BH)a charging bear
is (BI)a wicked ruler over a poor people.
16 A ruler who (BJ)lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,
but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
17 If one is burdened with (BK)the blood of another,
he will be a fugitive until death;[g]
let no one help him.
18 (BL)Whoever (BM)walks in integrity will be delivered,
but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.
19 (BN)Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread,
but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
but whoever hastens to be rich (BO)will not go unpunished.
21 To show (BP)partiality is not good,
but for (BQ)a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
22 A (BR)stingy man[h] (BS)hastens after wealth
and does not know that (BT)poverty will come upon him.
23 Whoever (BU)rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
than (BV)he who flatters with his tongue.
24 Whoever robs his father or his mother
and says, “That is no transgression,”
is (BW)a companion to a man who destroys.
25 A greedy man (BX)stirs up strife,
but the one who trusts in the Lord will (BY)be enriched.
26 Whoever (BZ)trusts in his own mind is a fool,
but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
27 Whoever (CA)gives to the poor will not want,
but he who (CB)hides his eyes will get many a curse.
28 When (CC)the wicked rise, (CD)people hide themselves,
but when they perish, the righteous increase.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel
- Proverbs 27:13 Hebrew a foreign woman; a slight emendation yields (compare Vulgate; see also 20:16) foreigners
- Proverbs 27:16 Hebrew to meet with
- Proverbs 27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another
- Proverbs 28:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor
- Proverbs 28:14 Hebrew lacks the Lord
- Proverbs 28:17 Hebrew until the pit
- Proverbs 28:22 Hebrew A man whose eye is evil
Proverbs 1
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The Beginning of Knowledge
1 (A)The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
2 To know wisdom and instruction,
to understand words of insight,
3 to receive instruction in wise dealing,
in (B)righteousness, justice, and equity;
4 to give prudence to (C)the simple,
knowledge and (D)discretion to the youth—
5 Let the wise hear and (E)increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
6 to understand a proverb and a saying,
(F)the words of the wise and their (G)riddles.
7 (H)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The Enticement of Sinners
8 (I)Hear, my son, your father's instruction,
and forsake not your mother's teaching,
9 for they are (J)a graceful garland for your head
and (K)pendants for your neck.
10 My son, if sinners (L)entice you,
do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us, (M)let us lie in wait for blood;
(N)let us ambush the innocent without reason;
12 like Sheol let us (O)swallow them alive,
and whole, like (P)those who go down to the pit;
13 we shall find all precious goods,
we shall fill our houses with plunder;
14 throw in your lot among us;
we will all have one purse”—
15 my son, (Q)do not walk in the way with them;
(R)hold back your foot from their paths,
16 for (S)their feet run to evil,
and they make haste to shed blood.
17 (T)For in vain is a net spread
in the sight of any bird,
18 but these men (U)lie in wait for their own blood;
they (V)set an ambush for their own lives.
19 (W)Such are the ways of everyone who is (X)greedy for unjust gain;
(Y)it takes away the life of its possessors.
The Call of Wisdom
20 (Z)Wisdom cries aloud in the street,
in the markets she raises her voice;
21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
at (AA)the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
22 “How long, O (AB)simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will (AC)scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools (AD)hate knowledge?
23 If you turn at my reproof,[a]
behold, I will (AE)pour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.
24 (AF)Because I have called and (AG)you refused to listen,
have (AH)stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
25 because you have (AI)ignored all my counsel
and (AJ)would have none of my reproof,
26 I also (AK)will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when (AL)terror strikes you,
27 when terror strikes you like (AM)a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 (AN)Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
29 Because they (AO)hated knowledge
and (AP)did not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 (AQ)would have none of my counsel
and (AR)despised all my reproof,
31 therefore they shall eat (AS)the fruit of their way,
and have (AT)their fill of their own devices.
32 For the simple are killed by (AU)their turning away,
and (AV)the complacency of fools destroys them;
33 but (AW)whoever listens to me will dwell secure
and will be (AX)at ease, without dread of disaster.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:23 Or Will you turn away at my reproof?
Psalm 74:9
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9 We do not see our (A)signs;
(B)there is no longer any prophet,
and there is none among us who knows how long.
Exodus 28:20
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20 and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold filigree.
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Genesis 46:2-4
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2 And God spoke to Israel (A)in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” 3 Then he said, “I am God, (B)the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will (C)make you into a great nation. 4 I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also (D)bring you up again, and (E)Joseph's hand shall close your eyes.”
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Genesis 28:12-15
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12 And he (A)dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder[a] set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, (B)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! 13 And behold, (C)the Lord stood above it[b] and said, (D)“I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. (E)The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. 14 Your offspring shall be like (F)the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and (G)your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 Behold, (H)I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and (I)will bring you back to this land. For I will (J)not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
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- Genesis 28:12 Or a flight of steps
- Genesis 28:13 Or beside him
Job 33:14-16
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14 For God (A)speaks in one way,
(B)and in two, though man (C)does not perceive it.
15 In (D)a dream, in (E)a vision of (F)the night,
when (G)deep sleep falls on men,
while they slumber on their beds,
16 then he (H)opens the ears of men
and terrifies[a] them with warnings,
Footnotes
- Job 33:16 Or seals
1 Chronicles 10:13-14
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13 So Saul died (A)for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also (B)consulted a medium, seeking guidance. 14 He (C)did not seek guidance from the Lord. Therefore the Lord put him to death and (D)turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
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