- The words of the godly are like sterling silver;
the heart of a fool is worthless. - The Lord is righteous in everything he does;
he is filled with kindness. - Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things.
- What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord,
whose people he has chosen as his inheritance. - You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.
- There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
- The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just
than when we offer him sacrifices. - And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
- Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom.
Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. - When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.
- Our God is in the heavens,
and he does as he wishes. - For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church.
- For the word of the Lord holds true,
and we can trust everything he does. - He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress where I will not be shaken. - “I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.”
- You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
- Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor;
only fools insist on quarreling. - And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.
- Every word of God proves true.
He is a shield to all who come to him for protection. - But I say, do not make any vows! Do not say, ‘By heaven!’ because heaven is God’s throne. And do not say, ‘By the earth!’ because the earth is his footstool. And do not say, ‘By Jerusalem!’ for Jerusalem is the city of the great King.
- The Lord is my light and my salvation—
so why should I be afraid?
The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger,
so why should I tremble? - This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”
- But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
- There is a path before each person that seems right,
but it ends in death.
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It is better to be godly and have littlethan to be evil and rich.
For the strength of the wicked will be shattered,
but the Lord takes care of the godly.