- The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.
The heart of the wicked is of little worth. - I ate no pleasant food. No meat or wine came into my mouth. I didn’t anoint myself at all, until three whole weeks were fulfilled.
- The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
they go down into a person’s innermost parts. - Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
- Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”
But let justice roll on like rivers,
and righteousness like a mighty stream. That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love.Next verse!With image