Psalm chapter 33

Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

Praise the LORD with harp: sing to him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.

For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.

He loves righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

He gathers the waters of the sea together as an heap: he lays up the depth in storehouses.

Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

The LORD brings the counsel of the heathen to nothing: he makes the devices of the people of none effect.

The counsel of the LORD stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

The LORD looks from heaven; he beholds all the sons of men.

From the place of his habitation he looks on all the inhabitants of the earth.

He fashions their hearts alike; he considers all their works.

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

Behold, the eye of the LORD is on them that fear him, on them that hope in his mercy;

To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

Our soul waits for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

Let your mercy, O LORD, be on us, according as we hope in you.

Proverbs chapter 30

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spoke to Ithiel, even to Ithiel and Ucal,

Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

Who has ascended up into heaven, or descended? who has gathered the wind in his fists? who has bound the waters in a garment? who has established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you can tell?

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield to them that put their trust in him.

Add you not to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

Two things have I required of you; deny me them not before I die:

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

Lest I be full, and deny you, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother.

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

The horse leach has two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yes, four things say not, It is enough:

The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that said not, It is enough.

The eye that mocks at his father, and despises to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yes, four which I know not:

The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent on a rock; the way of a ship in the middle of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eats, and wipes her mouth, and said, I have done no wickedness.

For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

For a servant when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

There be four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

The spider takes hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

There be three things which go well, yes, four are comely in going:

A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turns not away for any;

A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, lay your hand on your mouth.

Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood: so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.

Proverbs chapter 31

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

Give not your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that be of heavy hearts.

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Open your mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

The heart of her husband does safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

She seeks wool, and flax, and works willingly with her hands.

She is like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from afar.

She rises also while it is yet night, and gives meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

She considers a field, and buys it: with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

She girds her loins with strength, and strengthens her arms.

She perceives that her merchandise is good: her candle goes not out by night.

She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

She stretches out her hand to the poor; yes, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

She makes herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.

She makes fine linen, and sells it; and delivers girdles to the merchant.

Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

She opens her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

She looks well to the ways of her household, and eats not the bread of idleness.

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.

Many daughters have done virtuously, but you excel them all.

Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that fears the LORD, she shall be praised.

Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Ephesians chapter 1

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

According as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Having predestinated us to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he has made us accepted in the beloved.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Wherein he has abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he has purposed in himself:

That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his own will:

That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

In whom you also trusted, after that you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that you believed, you were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.

Why I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to all the saints,

Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

Which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

And has put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

Which is his body, the fullness of him that fills all in all.

Psalm chapter 33

Proverbs chapter 30

Proverbs chapter 31

Ephesians chapter 1

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