For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. | For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. |
The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility. | The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility goes before honor. |
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. | A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. |
The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. | The Lord is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. |
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. | To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. |
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. | Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. |
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. | The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the decrees of the Lord are sure, making wise the simple. |
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. | Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. |
Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else. | So acknowledge today and take to heart that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. |
Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. | The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this. |
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. | I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. |
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. |
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. | One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and one whose temper is controlled than one who captures a city. |
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. | For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not from the Father but from the world. |
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. | For, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. |
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! | To make an apt answer is a joy to anyone, and a word in season, how good it is! |
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. | A friend loves at all times, and kinsfolk are born to share adversity. |
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. | For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. |
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. | It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in mortals. |
Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. | Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. |
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. | This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. |
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. | Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith. |
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. | Because sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the human heart is fully set to do evil. |
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. | A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. |
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. | And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ |
Bible verse of the day
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb,sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.