(A)In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord;
He who (B)swears to his own hurt and does not change;

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who despises a vile person
    but honors(A) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath(B) even when it hurts,
    and does not change their mind;

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35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he (A)tore his clothes, and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low! You are among those who trouble me! For I (B)have [a]given my word to the Lord, and (C)I cannot [b]go back on it.”

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  1. Judges 11:35 Lit. opened my mouth
  2. Judges 11:35 Lit. take it back

35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes(A) and cried, “Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me down and I am devastated. I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.(B)

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Jesus Forbids Oaths

33 “Again you have heard that (A)it was said to those of [a]old, (B)‘You shall not swear falsely, but (C)shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’

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  1. Matthew 5:33 ancient times

Oaths

33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath,(A) but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’(B)

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My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land,
That they may dwell with me;
He who walks in a [a]perfect way,
He shall serve me.

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  1. Psalm 101:6 blameless

My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless(A)
    will minister to me.

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A perverse heart shall depart from me;
I will not (A)know wickedness.

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The perverse of heart(A) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

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14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love [a]his brother abides in death.

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  1. 1 John 3:14 NU omits his brother

14 We know that we have passed from death to life,(A) because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.(B)

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The foolish person will no longer be called [a]generous,
Nor the miser said to be bountiful;
For the foolish person will speak foolishness,
And his heart will work (A)iniquity:
To practice ungodliness,
To utter error against the Lord,
To keep the hungry unsatisfied,
And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

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  1. Isaiah 32:5 noble

No longer will the fool(A) be called noble
    nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
For fools speak folly,(B)
    their hearts are bent on evil:(C)
They practice ungodliness(D)
    and spread error(E) concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty(F)
    and from the thirsty they withhold water.

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As for the saints who are on the earth,
“They are the excellent ones, in (A)whom is all my delight.”

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I say of the holy people(A) who are in the land,(B)
    “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”

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And all the king’s servants who were (A)within the king’s gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai (B)would not bow or pay homage.

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All the royal officials at the king’s gate knelt down and paid honor to Haman, for the king had commanded this concerning him. But Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor.

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10 They also honored us in many (A)ways; and when we departed, they provided such things as were (B)necessary.

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10 They honored us(A) in many ways; and when we were ready to sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed.

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17 Then Daniel answered, and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another; yet I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation. 18 O king, (A)the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your [a]father a kingdom and majesty, glory and honor. 19 And because of the majesty that He gave him, (B)all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whomever he wished, he (C)executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down. 20 (D)But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him. 21 Then he was (E)driven from the sons of men, his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, (F)till he [b]knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever He chooses.

22 “But you his son, Belshazzar, (G)have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this. 23 (H)And you have [c]lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the (I)vessels of [d]His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, (J)which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand (K)and owns all your ways, you have not glorified. 24 Then the [e]fingers of the hand were sent from Him, and this writing was written.

25 “And this is the inscription that was written:

[f]MENE, MENE, [g]TEKEL, [h]UPHARSIN.

26 This is the interpretation of each word. MENE: God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it; 27 TEKEL: (L)You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting; 28 PERES: Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the (M)Medes and (N)Persians.”[i] 29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him (O)that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Belshazzar’s Fall

30 (P)That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain. 31 (Q)And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.

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  1. Daniel 5:18 Or ancestor
  2. Daniel 5:21 Recognized
  3. Daniel 5:23 Exalted
  4. Daniel 5:23 The temple
  5. Daniel 5:24 Lit. palm
  6. Daniel 5:25 Lit. a mina (50 shekels) from the verb “to number”
  7. Daniel 5:25 Lit. a shekel from the verb “to weigh”
  8. Daniel 5:25 Lit. and half-shekels from the verb “to divide”; pl. of Peres, v. 28
  9. Daniel 5:28 Aram. Paras, consonant with Peres

17 Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else.(A) Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.

18 “Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar(B) sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor.(C) 19 Because of the high position he gave him, all the nations and peoples of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death, he put to death;(D) those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled.(E) 20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride,(F) he was deposed from his royal throne(G) and stripped(H) of his glory.(I) 21 He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign(J) over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.(K)

22 “But you, Belshazzar, his son,[a] have not humbled(L) yourself, though you knew all this. 23 Instead, you have set yourself up against(M) the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives(N) and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand.(O) But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life(P) and all your ways.(Q) 24 Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.

25 “This is the inscription that was written:

mene, mene, tekel, parsin

26 “Here is what these words mean:

Mene[b]: God has numbered the days(R) of your reign and brought it to an end.(S)

27 Tekel[c]: You have been weighed on the scales(T) and found wanting.(U)

28 Peres[d]: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes(V) and Persians.”(W)

29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck,(X) and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.(Y)

30 That very night Belshazzar,(Z) king(AA) of the Babylonians,[e] was slain,(AB) 31 and Darius(AC) the Mede(AD) took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.[f]

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  1. Daniel 5:22 Or descendant; or successor
  2. Daniel 5:26 Mene can mean numbered or mina (a unit of money).
  3. Daniel 5:27 Tekel can mean weighed or shekel.
  4. Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel.
  5. Daniel 5:30 Or Chaldeans
  6. Daniel 5:31 In Aramaic texts this verse (5:31) is numbered 6:1.

63 I am a companion of all who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.

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63 I am a friend to all who fear you,(A)
    to all who follow your precepts.(B)

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21 Let me not, I pray, show partiality to anyone;
Nor let me flatter any man.
22 For I do not know how to flatter,
Else my Maker would soon take me (A)away.

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21 I will show no partiality,(A)
    nor will I flatter anyone;(B)
22 for if I were skilled in flattery,
    my Maker(C) would soon take me away.(D)

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