Proverbs 27Proverbs 28Ephesians 4.1-16Proverbs 27
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Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.
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Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth one who is strange to you, and not your lips.
3
A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.
4
Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream but who does not give way before envy?
5
Better is open protest than love kept secret.
6
The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.
7
The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.
8
Like a bird wandering from the place of her eggs is a man wandering from his station.
9
Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.
10
Do not give up your friend and your father's friend and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your trouble: better is a neighbour who is near than a brother far off.
11
My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.
12
The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
13
Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.
14
He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.
15
Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman.
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He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.
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Iron makes iron sharp so a man makes sharp his friend.
18
Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured.
19
Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.
20
The underworld and Abaddon are never full, and the eyes of man have never enough.
21
The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.
22
Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.
23
Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds
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For wealth is not for ever, and money does not go on for all generations.
25
The grass comes up and the young grass is seen, and the mountain plants are got in.
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The lambs are for your clothing, and the he-goats make the value of a field:
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There will be goats' milk enough for your food, and for the support of your servant-girls.
Proverbs 28
1
The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.
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Because of the sin of the land, its troubles are increased but by a man of wisdom and knowledge they will be put out like a fire.
3
A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.
4
Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer but such as keep the law are against him.
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Evil men have no knowledge of what is right but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.
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Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.
7
He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who keeps company with feasters puts shame on his father.
8
He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.
9
As for the man whose ear is turned away from hearing the law, even his prayer is disgusting.
10
Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made but the upright will have good things for their heritage.
11
The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.
12
When the upright do well, there is great glory but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.
13
He who keeps his sins secret will not do well but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.
14
Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.
15
Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.
16
The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.
17
One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.
18
He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.
19
By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.
20
A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.
21
It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.
22
He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.
23
He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.
24
He who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin is the same as a taker of life.
25
He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.
26
He whose faith is in himself is foolish but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.
27
He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.
28
When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.
Ephesians 4
1-16
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I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,
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With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love
3
Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.
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There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been marked out by God in the one hope of his purpose for you
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One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
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One God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.
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But to every one of us has grace been given in the measure of the giving of Christ.
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For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men.
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(Now this, He went up, what is it but that he first went down into the lower parts of the earth?
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He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.)
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And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets and some, preachers of the good news and some to give care and teaching
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For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:
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Till we all come to the harmony of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to full growth, to the full measure of Christ:
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So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error
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But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ
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Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.
