- 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.”
- Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble. For thus you will be richly supplied with the entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.