| But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. | But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. |
| A mediator, however, implies more than one party; but God is one. | Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. |
| The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin. | The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. |
| A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. | Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. |
| But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. | But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. |
| There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. | There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. |
| And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. | And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. |
| Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up. | Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. |
| A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. | A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. |
| The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever. | The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. |
| On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.” | But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. |
| An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies. | A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. |
| So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. | While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. |
| The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot. | The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. |
| But I have been the Lord your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me. | Yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me. |
| Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. | Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. |
| The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy. | Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight. |
| Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. | Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. |
| Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. | The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. |
| Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor. | A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. |
| Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death. | Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. |
| Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand. | Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. |
| He must become greater; I must become less. | He must increase, but I must decrease. |
| But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. | But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. |
| The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all. | Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. |
Bible verse of the day
Who is he, this King of glory?The Lord Almighty—
he is the King of glory.