Proverbs 10

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Proverbs of Solomon

10 The proverbs^(A) of Solomon:^(B)

A wise son brings joy to his father,^(C)
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

²Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,^(D)
but righteousness delivers from death.^(E)

³The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,^(F)
but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.^(G)

⁴Lazy hands make for poverty,^(H)
but diligent hands bring wealth.^(I)

⁵He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.^(J)

⁶Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.^[a]^(K)

⁷The name of the righteous^(L) is used in blessings,^[b]
but the name of the wicked^(M) will rot.^(N)

⁸The wise in heart accept commands,
but a chattering fool comes to ruin.^(O)

⁹Whoever walks in integrity^(P) walks securely,^(Q)
but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.^(R)

¹⁰Whoever winks maliciously^(S) causes grief,
and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,^(T)
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.^(U)

¹²Hatred stirs up conflict,
but love covers over all wrongs.^(V)

¹³Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,^(W)
but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.^(X)

¹⁴The wise store up knowledge,^(Y)
but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.^(Z)

¹⁵The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,^(AA)
but poverty is the ruin of the poor.^(AB)

¹⁶The wages of the righteous is life,^(AC)
but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.^(AD)

¹⁷Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,^(AE)
but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

¹⁸Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips^(AF)
and spreads slander is a fool.

¹⁹Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
but the prudent hold their tongues.^(AG)

²⁰The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

²¹The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.^(AH)

²²The blessing of the Lord^(AI) brings wealth,^(AJ)
without painful toil for it.^(AK)

²³A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,^(AL)
but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

²⁴What the wicked dread^(AM) will overtake them;^(AN)
what the righteous desire will be granted.^(AO)

²⁵When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
but the righteous stand firm^(AP) forever.^(AQ)

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth and smoke^(AR) to the eyes,
so are sluggards to those who send them.^(AS)

²⁷The fear of the Lord adds length to life,^(AT)
but the years of the wicked are cut short.^(AU)

²⁸The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.^(AV)

²⁹The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
but it is the ruin of those who do evil.^(AW)

³⁰The righteous will never be uprooted,
but the wicked will not remain in the land.^(AX)

³¹From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,^(AY)
but a perverse tongue^(AZ) will be silenced.

³²The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,^(BA)
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.^(BB)

Footnotes

Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.

Isaiah 24-25

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The Lord’s Devastation of the Earth

24 See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth^(A)
    and devastate^(B) it;
he will ruin its face
    and scatter^(C) its inhabitants—
²it will be the same
    for priest as for people,^(D)
    for the master as for his servant,
    for the mistress as for her servant,
    for seller as for buyer,^(E)
    for borrower as for lender,
    for debtor as for creditor.^(F)
³The earth will be completely laid waste^(G)
    and totally plundered.^(H)
The Lord has spoken^(I) this word.

⁴The earth dries up^(J) and withers,^(K)
    the world languishes and withers,
    the heavens^(L) languish with the earth.^(M)
⁵The earth is defiled^(N) by its people;
    they have disobeyed^(O) the laws,
violated the statutes
    and broken the everlasting covenant.^(P)
⁶Therefore a curse^(Q) consumes the earth;
    its people must bear their guilt.
Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up,^(R)
    and very few are left.
⁷The new wine dries up^(S) and the vine withers;^(T)
    all the merrymakers groan.^(U)
⁸The joyful timbrels^(V) are stilled,
    the noise^(W) of the revelers^(X) has stopped,
    the joyful harp^(Y) is silent.^(Z)
⁹No longer do they drink wine^(AA) with a song;
    the beer is bitter^(AB) to its drinkers.
¹⁰The ruined city^(AC) lies desolate;^(AD)
    the entrance to every house is barred.
¹¹In the streets they cry out^(AE) for wine;^(AF)
    all joy turns to gloom,^(AG)
    all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.
¹²The city is left in ruins,^(AH)
    its gate^(AI) is battered to pieces.
¹³So will it be on the earth
    and among the nations,
as when an olive tree is beaten,^(AJ)
    or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.^(AK)

¹⁴They raise their voices, they shout for joy;^(AL)
    from the west^(AM) they acclaim the Lord’s majesty.
¹⁵Therefore in the east^(AN) give glory^(AO) to the Lord;
    exalt^(AP) the name^(AQ) of the Lord, the God of Israel,
    in the islands^(AR) of the sea.
¹⁶From the ends of the earth^(AS) we hear singing:^(AT)
    “Glory^(AU) to the Righteous One.”^(AV)

But I said, “I waste away, I waste away!^(AW)
    Woe^(AX) to me!
The treacherous^(AY) betray!
    With treachery the treacherous betray!^(AZ)”
¹⁷Terror^(BA) and pit and snare^(BB) await you,
    people of the earth.^(BC)
¹⁸Whoever flees^(BD) at the sound of terror
    will fall into a pit;^(BE)
whoever climbs out of the pit
    will be caught in a snare.^(BF)

The floodgates of the heavens^(BG) are opened,
    the foundations of the earth shake.^(BH)
¹⁹The earth is broken up,^(BI)
    the earth is split asunder,^(BJ)
    the earth is violently shaken.
²⁰The earth reels like a drunkard,^(BK)
    it sways like a hut^(BL) in the wind;
so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion^(BM)
    that it falls^(BN)—never to rise again.^(BO)

²¹In that day^(BP) the Lord will punish^(BQ)
    the powers^(BR) in the heavens above
    and the kings^(BS) on the earth below.
²²They will be herded together
    like prisoners^(BT) bound in a dungeon;^(BU)
they will be shut up in prison
    and be punished^[a] after many days.^(BV)
²³The moon will be dismayed,
    the sun^(BW) ashamed;
for the Lord Almighty will reign^(BX)
    on Mount Zion^(BY) and in Jerusalem,
    and before its elders—with great glory.^(BZ)

Praise to the Lord

25 Lord, you are my God;^(CA)
    I will exalt you and praise your name,^(CB)
for in perfect faithfulness^(CC)
    you have done wonderful things,^(CD)
    things planned^(CE) long ago.
²You have made the city a heap of rubble,^(CF)
    the fortified^(CG) town a ruin,^(CH)
the foreigners’ stronghold^(CI) a city no more;
    it will never be rebuilt.^(CJ)
³Therefore strong peoples will honor you;^(CK)
    cities of ruthless^(CL) nations will revere you.
⁴You have been a refuge^(CM) for the poor,^(CN)
    a refuge for the needy^(CO) in their distress,
a shelter from the storm^(CP)
    and a shade from the heat.
For the breath of the ruthless^(CQ)
    is like a storm driving against a wall
⁵    and like the heat of the desert.
You silence^(CR) the uproar of foreigners;^(CS)
    as heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud,
    so the song of the ruthless^(CT) is stilled.

⁶On this mountain^(CU) the Lord Almighty will prepare
    a feast^(CV) of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—
    the best of meats and the finest of wines.^(CW)
⁷On this mountain he will destroy
    the shroud^(CX) that enfolds all peoples,^(CY)
the sheet that covers all nations;
⁸    he will swallow up death^(CZ) forever.
The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears^(DA)
    from all faces;
he will remove his people’s disgrace^(DB)
    from all the earth.
The Lord has spoken.^(DC)

⁹In that day^(DD) they will say,

“Surely this is our God;^(DE)
we trusted^(DF) in him, and he saved^(DG) us.
This is the Lord, we trusted in him;
let us rejoice^(DH) and be glad in his salvation.”^(DI)

¹⁰The hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain;^(DJ)
    but Moab^(DK) will be trampled in their land
    as straw is trampled down in the manure.
¹¹They will stretch out their hands in it,
    as swimmers stretch out their hands to swim.
God will bring down^(DL) their pride^(DM)
    despite the cleverness^[b] of their hands.
¹²He will bring down your high fortified walls^(DN)
    and lay them low;^(DO)
he will bring them down to the ground,
    to the very dust.

Footnotes

Isaiah 24:22 Or released
Isaiah 25:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

Hebrews 6

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6 Therefore let us move beyond^(A) the elementary teachings^(B) about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death,^[a]^(C) and of faith in God, ²instruction about cleansing rites,^[b]^(D) the laying on of hands,^(E) the resurrection of the dead,^(F) and eternal judgment. ³And God permitting,^(G) we will do so.

⁴It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened,^(H) who have tasted the heavenly gift,^(I) who have shared in the Holy Spirit,^(J) ⁵who have tasted the goodness^(K) of the word of God^(L) and the powers of the coming age ⁶and who have fallen^[c] away, to be brought back to repentance.^(M) To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God^(N) all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. ⁷Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. ⁸But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed.^(O) In the end it will be burned.

⁹Even though we speak like this, dear friends,^(P) we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation. ¹⁰God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.^(Q) ¹¹We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope^(R) for may be fully realized. ¹²We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate^(S) those who through faith and patience^(T) inherit what has been promised.^(U)

The Certainty of God’s Promise

¹³When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,^(V) ¹⁴saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”^[d]^(W) ¹⁵And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.^(X)

¹⁶People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.^(Y) ¹⁷Because God wanted to make the unchanging^(Z) nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised,^(AA) he confirmed it with an oath. ¹⁸God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,^(AB) we who have fled to take hold of the hope^(AC) set before us may be greatly encouraged. ¹⁹We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,^(AD) ²⁰where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf.^(AE) He has become a high priest^(AF) forever, in the order of Melchizedek.^(AG)