Proverbs 11:14

When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes, and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But please consider and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.”

Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Yahweh; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Yahweh, saying, “For he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever!” then the house was filled with a cloud, even Yahweh’s house,

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

Behold, you children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.”

Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come before him. Worship Yahweh in holy array.

Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array.

for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.

Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever.

Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. On the seventh day, you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.

and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his loving kindness endures forever;

All the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and Yahweh’s glory was on the house. They bowed themselves with their faces to the ground on the pavement, worshiped, and gave thanks to Yahweh, saying, “For he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever.”

The priests stood, according to their positions; the Levites also with instruments of music of Yahweh, which David the king had made to give thanks to Yahweh, when David praised by their ministry, saying “For his loving kindness endures forever.” The priests sounded trumpets before them; and all Israel stood.

Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us. Establish the work of our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands.

Worship Yahweh in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.

The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.

Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!

the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, ‘Give thanks to Yahweh of Armies, for Yahweh is good, for his loving kindness endures forever;’ who bring thanksgiving into Yahweh’s house. For I will cause the captivity of the land to be reversed as at the first,” says Yahweh.

“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.

Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, “Go up and spy out the land.” The men went up and spied out Ai.

The children of Israel sent to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest.

I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out!”

The children of Dan sent five men of their family from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to search it. They said to them, “Go, explore the land!” They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.

It was so, that all who saw it said, “Such a deed has not been done or seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day! Consider it, take counsel, and speak.”

The children of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God. They asked, “Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin?” Yahweh said, “Judah first.”

The children of Israel went up and wept before Yahweh until evening; and they asked of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I again draw near to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?” Yahweh said, “Go up against him.”

Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and play before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!”

Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.”

Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and your son Solomon’s life.

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, “Please notice how this man seeks mischief; for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I didn’t deny him.”

The prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself, and mark, and see what you do; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against you.”

Now the king of Syria was at war against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”

Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let’s look one another in the face.”

The king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.

David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is of Yahweh our God, let’s send word everywhere to our brothers who are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have pasture lands, that they may gather themselves to us.

Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers’ households.

When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to Yahweh, and give praise in holy array, as they go out before the army, and say, “Give thanks to Yahweh; for his loving kindness endures forever.”

For the king had taken counsel with his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem to keep the Passover in the second month.

Many people assembled at Jerusalem to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great assembly.

Then they killed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt offerings into Yahweh’s house.

he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the springs which were outside of the city, and they helped him.

Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with giving thanks, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.

They are children of fools, yes, children of wicked men. They were flogged out of the land.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines out.

those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.

Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.

The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn’t know how to receive admonition any more.

Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles.

Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.

The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.