Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
12 Laud Yahweh, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For He strengthened the (A)bars of your gates;
He (B)blessed your sons within you.
14 He is the One who (C)sets [a]peace in your borders,
He (D)satisfies you with (E)the [b]finest of the wheat,
15 The One who sends forth His (F)command to the earth;
His (G)word runs very swiftly,
16 The One who gives (H)snow like wool;
He scatters the (I)frost like ashes,
17 Who casts forth His (J)ice as fragments;
Who can stand before His (K)cold?
18 He (L)sends forth His word and melts them;
He (M)causes His wind to blow and so the waters flow,
19 Who (N)declares His words to Jacob,
His (O)statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20 He (P)has not done so with any nation;
So as for His judgments, they have (Q)not known them.
[c]Praise Yah!
To Know Wisdom
1 The (A)proverbs of Solomon (B)the son of David, king of Israel:
2 To know (C)wisdom and discipline,
To understand the sayings of (D)understanding,
3 To (E)receive discipline [a]that leads to insight,
(F)Righteousness, justice, and equity,
4 To give (G)prudence to the [b](H)simple,
To the youth (I)knowledge and discretion;
5 Let the wise man hear and (J)increase in learning,
And a (K)man of understanding will acquire guidance,
6 To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their (L)riddles.
Wisdom from Above
13 Who among you is wise and understanding? (A)Let him show by his (B)good conduct his works in the gentleness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter (C)jealousy and [a]selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against (D)the truth. 15 This wisdom is not coming down (E)from above, but is (F)earthly, [b](G)natural, (H)demonic. 16 For where (I)jealousy and [c]selfish ambition exist, [d]there is disorder and every evil practice. 17 But the wisdom (J)from above is first (K)pure, then (L)peaceable, (M)considerate, submissive, (N)full of mercy and good fruits, (O)without doubting, without (P)hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness (Q)is sown in peace [e]by those who make peace.
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