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The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy hand will… Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the lazy hand will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:24 reward work slavery
Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him.
Ecclesiastes 10:12 speaking wisdom

So then, while we have opportunity, let’s do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.
Galatians 6:10 gentleness neighbor goodness
A person’s pride will bring him low,
But a humble spirit will obtain honor.
Proverbs 29:23 humility pride
Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity.
Ephesians 4:26-27 sin anger evil
For bodily training is just slightly beneficial, but godliness is beneficial for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
1 Timothy 4:8 health obedience life
Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well pleased.”
Luke 3:21-22 baptism prayer Spirit
Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, Lord,
We have waited for You eagerly;
Your name, and remembering You, is the desire of our souls.
Isaiah 26:8 law righteousness desires
I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living.
Psalm 27:13 goodness trust
Let’s not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary.
Galatians 6:9 righteousness reward patience
You will be enriched in everything for all liberality, which through us is producing thanksgiving to God.
2 Corinthians 9:11 generosity blessing gratitude
But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.”
Matthew 1:20 angels Holy Spirit christmas
“Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
“Return to Me with all your heart,
And with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”
Joel 2:12 conversion fasting sadness
For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established; that is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.
Romans 1:11-12 friendship strength encouragement
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
James 1:26 speaking
On the day of prosperity be happy,
But on the day of adversity consider:
God has made the one as well as the other
So that a person will not discover anything that will come after him.
Ecclesiastes 7:14 joy life dependence
Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from a trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment.
2 Peter 2:9 temptation judgment punishment
Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years approach when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”.
Ecclesiastes 12:1 creation life joy
When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
Through my groaning all day long.
Psalm 32:3 sin confession speaking
For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
1 Timothy 6:10 money evil greed
For the moment, all discipline seems not to be pleasant, but painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.
Hebrews 12:11 righteousness peace children
The One who builds His upper chambers in the heavens
And has founded His vaulted dome over the earth,
He who calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the face of the earth,
The Lord is His name.
Amos 9:6 creation God heaven
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was a formless and desolate emptiness, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Genesis 1:1-2 creation Spirit heaven
I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.
John 15:1-2 fruitfulness sin obedience
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime; moreover, that every person who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 joy life food

Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.