Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
11 For thy [a]Name’s sake, O Lord, be merciful unto mine iniquity, for it is great.
12 What [b]man is he that feareth the Lord? him will he teach the way that he shall [c]choose.
13 His soul shall dwell at [d]ease, and his seed shall inherit the land.
14 The [e]secret of the Lord is revealed to them that fear him: and his Covenant to give them understanding.
15 Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord: for he will bring my feet out of the net.
16 Turn thy face unto me, and have mercy upon me: for I am desolate and poor.
17 The sorrows of mine heart [f]are enlarged: draw me out of my troubles.
18 Look upon mine affliction and my travail, and forgive all my sins.
19 Behold mine [g]enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with cruel hatred.
20 Keep my soul and deliver me: let me not be confounded: for I trust in thee.
19 1 Better (A)is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that abuseth his lips, and is a fool.
2 For without knowledge the mind is not good, and he that hasteth with his feet, sinneth.
3 The foolishness of a man perverteth his way, and his heart fretteth against the Lord.
4 Riches gather many friends: but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
5 (B)A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall not escape.
6 Many reverence the face of the prince, and every man is friend to him that giveth gifts.
7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more will his friends depart far from him? though he be instant [a]with words, yet they will not.
8 He that possesseth understanding, [b]loveth his own soul, and keepeth wisdom to find goodness.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.
10 [c]Pleasure is not comely for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11 The discretion of man deferreth his anger: and his glory is [d]to pass by an offence.
12 (C)The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion: but his favor is like the dew upon the grass.
13 (D)A foolish son is the calamity of his father, (E)and the contentions of a wife are like a continual [e]dropping.
14 House and riches are the inheritance of the fathers: but a (F)prudent wife cometh of the Lord.
15 Slothfulness causeth to fall asleep, and a deceitful person shall be affamished.
16 He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that despiseth his ways, shall die.
17 He that hath mercy upon the poor, lendeth unto the Lord: and the Lord will recompense him that which he hath given.
11 [a]For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that (A)we should love one another,
12 [b]Not as (B)[c]Cain which was of that wicked one, and slew his brother: [d]and wherefore slew he him? because his own works were evil, and his brother’s good.
13 Marvel not my brethren, though this world hate you.
14 [e]We know that we are [f]translated from death unto life, because we love the brethren: (C)he that loveth not his brother, abideth in death.
15 [g]Whosoever hateth his brother, is a manslayer: and ye know that no manslayer hath eternal life abiding in him.
16 (D)[h]Hereby have we perceived love, that he laid down his life for us: therefore we ought also to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 (E)[i]And whosoever hath this [j]world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and [k]shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
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