Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he strengthens (A)the bars of your gates;
he blesses your children within you.
14 He (B)makes peace in your borders;
he (C)fills you with the (D)finest of the wheat.
15 He (E)sends out his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.
16 He gives (F)snow like wool;
he scatters (G)frost like ashes.
17 He hurls down his crystals of (H)ice like crumbs;
who can stand before his (I)cold?
18 He (J)sends out his word, and melts them;
he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
19 He declares his word to Jacob,
his (K)statutes and rules[a] to Israel.
20 He (L)has not dealt thus with any other nation;
they do not know his rules.[b]
(M)Praise the Lord!
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.
Wisdom from Above
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? (A)By his good conduct let him show his works (B)in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter (C)jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not (D)the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, (E)demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But (F)the wisdom from above is first pure, then (G)peaceable, gentle, open to reason, (H)full of mercy and good fruits, (I)impartial and (J)sincere. 18 And (K)a harvest of righteousness (L)is sown in peace by those who make peace.
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