Proverbs 3:27-4:19
New King James Version
27 (A)Do not withhold good from [a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
28 (B)Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.
30 (C)Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.
31 (D)Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;
32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
(E)But His secret counsel is with the upright.
33 (F)The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But (G)He blesses the home of the just.
34 (H)Surely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble.
35 The wise shall inherit glory,
But shame shall be the legacy of fools.
Security in Wisdom
4 Hear, (I)my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;
2 For I give you good doctrine:
Do not forsake my law.
3 When I was my father’s son,
(J)Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,
4 (K)He also taught me, and said to me:
“Let your heart retain my words;
(L)Keep my commands, and live.
5 (M)Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;
(N)Love her, and she will keep you.
7 (O)Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.
8 (P)Exalt her, and she will promote you;
She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.
9 She will place on your head (Q)an ornament of grace;
A crown of glory she will deliver to you.”
10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,
(R)And the years of your life will be many.
11 I have (S)taught you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in right paths.
12 When you walk, (T)your steps will not be hindered,
(U)And when you run, you will not stumble.
13 Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go;
Keep her, for she is your life.
14 (V)Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not walk in the way of evil.
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
16 (W)For they do not sleep unless they have done evil;
And their sleep is [b]taken away unless they make someone fall.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.
18 (X)But the path of the just (Y)is like the shining [c]sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
19 (Z)The way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know what makes them stumble.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:27 Lit. its owners
- Proverbs 4:16 Lit. robbed
- Proverbs 4:18 Lit. light
1 John 4:7-21
New King James Version
Knowing God Through Love(A)
7 (B)Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who (C)loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 (D)In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten (E)Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, (F)not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son (G)to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, (H)if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Seeing God Through Love
12 (I)No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. 13 (J)By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. 14 And (K)we have seen and testify that (L)the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. 15 (M)Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and (N)he who abides in love abides in God, and God (O)in him.
The Consummation of Love
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that (P)we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. 19 (Q)We love [a]Him because He first loved us.
Obedience by Faith
20 (R)If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, [b]how can he love God (S)whom he has not seen? 21 And (T)this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1 John 4:19 NU omits Him
- 1 John 4:20 NU he cannot
Proverbs 4:20-5:14
New King James Version
20 My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of (A)life.
24 Put away from you a [a]deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your (B)feet,
And let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.
The Peril of Adultery
5 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
[b]Lend your ear to my understanding,
2 That you may [c]preserve discretion,
And your lips (C)may keep knowledge.
3 (D)For the lips of [d]an immoral woman drip honey,
And her mouth is (E)smoother than oil;
4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death,
(F)Her steps lay hold of [e]hell.
6 Lest you ponder her path of life—
Her ways are unstable;
You do not know them.
7 Therefore hear me now, my children,
And do not depart from the words of my mouth.
8 Remove your way far from her,
And do not go near the door of her house,
9 Lest you give your [f]honor to others,
And your years to the cruel one;
10 Lest aliens be filled with your [g]wealth,
And your labors go to the house of a foreigner;
11 And you mourn at last,
When your flesh and your body are consumed,
12 And say:
“How I have hated instruction,
And my heart despised correction!
13 I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,
Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!
14 I was on the verge of total ruin,
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:24 devious
- Proverbs 5:1 Lit. Bow
- Proverbs 5:2 appreciate good judgment
- Proverbs 5:3 Lit. a strange
- Proverbs 5:5 Or Sheol
- Proverbs 5:9 vigor
- Proverbs 5:10 Lit. strength
Mark 12:35-13:13
New King James Version
Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?(A)
35 (B)Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? 36 For David himself said (C)by the Holy Spirit:
(D)‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’
37 Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his (E)Son?”
And the common people heard Him gladly.
Beware of the Scribes(F)
38 Then (G)He said to them in His teaching, (H)“Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, (I)love greetings in the marketplaces, 39 the (J)best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, 40 (K)who devour widows’ houses, and [a]for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
The Widow’s Two Mites(L)
41 (M)Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money (N)into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. 42 Then one poor widow came and threw in two [b]mites, which make a [c]quadrans. 43 So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that (O)this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; 44 for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, (P)her whole livelihood.”
Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple(Q)
13 Then (R)as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!”
2 And Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? (S)Not one stone shall be left upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”
The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age(T)
3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, (U)Peter, (V)James, (W)John, and (X)Andrew asked Him privately, 4 (Y)“Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?”
5 And Jesus, answering them, began to say: (Z)“Take heed that no one deceives you. 6 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many. 7 But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet. 8 For nation will rise against nation, and (AA)kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines [d]and troubles. (AB)These are the beginnings of [e]sorrows.
9 “But (AC)watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will [f]be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them. 10 And (AD)the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. 11 (AE)But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, [g]or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, (AF)but the Holy Spirit. 12 Now (AG)brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 13 (AH)And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But (AI)he who [h]endures to the end shall be saved.
Footnotes
- Mark 12:40 for appearance’ sake
- Mark 12:42 Gr. lepta, very small copper coins
- Mark 12:42 A Roman coin
- Mark 13:8 NU omits and troubles
- Mark 13:8 Lit. birth pangs
- Mark 13:9 NU, M stand
- Mark 13:11 NU omits or premeditate
- Mark 13:13 bears patiently
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