- Put away from you crooked speech,
and put devious talk far from you. - Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you. - Keep straight the path of your feet,
and all your ways will be sure. - Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil. - My child, keep your father's commandment,
and do not forsake your mother's teaching. - Or can one walk on hot coals
without scorching the feet? - The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate. - For whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord. - The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. - A wise child makes a glad father,
but a foolish child is a mother's grief. - Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
but righteousness delivers from death. - Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. - The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot. - The wise of heart will heed commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin. - Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out. - Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all offenses. - Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,
but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray. - Lying lips conceal hatred,
and whoever utters slander is a fool. - When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
but the prudent are restrained in speech. - The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the mind of the wicked is of little worth. - The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it. - The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing. - The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright,
but destruction for evildoers. - The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. - When pride comes, then comes disgrace;
but wisdom is with the humble.
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Bible verse of the day
Look at the proud!Their spirit is not right in them,
but the righteous live by their faith.