| Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. | House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the Lord. |
| Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. | Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight. |
| He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? | He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? |
| In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. | The mind of a person plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. |
| For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. | For who among people knows the thoughts of a person except the spirit of the person that is in him? So also the thoughts of God no one knows, except the Spirit of God. |
| Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. | Many plans are in a person’s heart, But the advice of the Lord will stand. |
| A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great. | A person’s gift makes room for him And brings him before great people. |
| We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. | And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. |
| Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. | Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. |
| If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. | And whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive it all. |
| The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. | And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not grasp it. |
| For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. | For the word of the Lord is right, And all His work is done in faithfulness. |
| The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. | The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. |
| Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death. | Ill-gotten gains do not benefit, But righteousness rescues from death. |
| Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. | Are two sparrows not sold for an assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows. |
| My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long. | My mouth is filled with Your praise And with Your glory all day long. |
| There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, a day of sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; wherever you live, it is a sabbath to the Lord. | For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwellings. |
| Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. | Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. |
| A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes. | The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke. |
| Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. | Riches do not benefit on the day of wrath, But righteousness rescues from death. |
| Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. | That which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit. |
| The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. | Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. |
| My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. | My salvation and my glory rest on God; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. |
| A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret. | One who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, But one who is trustworthy conceals a matter. |
| Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin. | One who guards his mouth protects his life; One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. |
Bible verse of the day
Defend the weak and the fatherless;uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.