Whatever you ask in my name I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. | And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
As much as possible, and to the extent of your ability, live in peace with everyone. | If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. |
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A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is a gift from the Lord. | Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the Lord. |
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the eternal God, the Creator of the earth’s farthest boundaries. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding cannot be scrutinized. | Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. |
A man may plan his own course, but the Lord makes his steps secure. | A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. |
You shall observe the Sabbath by keeping it holy, as the Lord, your God, has commanded you. You are to labor on six days, doing all of your work then. The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord, your God. You shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your ox, nor your ass, nor your cattle, nor even the foreigner living in your town. Thus your manservant and maidservant can rest as well. | Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. |
Therefore, rid yourselves of everything sordid and of every wicked excess, and welcome in all humility the word that is implanted in you and is able to save your souls. | Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. |
And just as no human being comprehends any person’s innermost being except the person’s own spirit within him, so also no one comprehends what pertains to God except the Spirit of God. | For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. |
Many are the plans in a human mind, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will prevail. | There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. |
A gift opens doors for the giver and wins him access to the powerful. | A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men. |
Seek the Lord while he still may be found; call to him when he is close at hand. | Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. |
Whatever you ask for in faith-filled prayer, you will receive. | And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive. |
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has been unable to overcome it. | And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. |
For the word of the Lord is true, and he is faithful in everything he does. | For the word of the Lord is right, And all His work is done in truth. |
The explanation of your words gives light and imparts understanding to the simple. | The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. |
Treasures obtained by wicked means profit nothing, but a righteous life brings delivery from death. | Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death. |
My mouth is filled with your praises as I relate your glory all day long. | Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day. |
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercy and the God of all consolation. He consoles us in all our afflictions and thereby enables us to console others in their tribulations, offering them the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God. | Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. |
Two are better than one: they earn a far greater reward for their toil. | Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor. |
A wealthy man pays a ransom to save his life; a poor man never has to worry about such threats. | The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, But the poor does not hear rebuke. |
Riches will be of no avail on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. | Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death. |
What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. | That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. |
The tongue has the power over life and death; those who cherish it will enjoy its fruits. | Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. |
My deliverance and my glory depend on God; he is my mighty rock and my refuge. | In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. |
One who gossips reveals secrets, but a trustworthy man keeps things hidden. | A talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter. |