Proverbs 11:5

Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself. It is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.

Someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” David said, “Yahweh, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

and when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way. Walk in it.”

Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear Yahweh all day long.

Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: “I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.

You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” Now I was cup bearer to the king.

For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

The pride of Israel testifies to his face; yet they haven’t returned to Yahweh their God, nor sought him, for all this.

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. The conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

In those days Hezekiah was sick and dying. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Set your house in order; for you will die, and not live.’ ”

Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem;

Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Set your house in order, for you will die, and not live.’ ”

“Your own wickedness will correct you, and your backsliding will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing, that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, and that my fear is not in you,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.

He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.

Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue; for you will surely overtake them, and will without fail recover all.”

The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the inner sanctuary of God. All the counsel of Ahithophel both was like this with David and with Absalom.

Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand, for God is with us.”

that Yahweh your God may show us the way in which we should walk, and the things that we should do.”

Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.

For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”

Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in killing his seventy brothers;

Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me!” But his armor bearer would not; for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell on it.

When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the fortified part of the king’s house, and burned the king’s house over him with fire, and died,

David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?” Yahweh said to him, “Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.”

Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate. They sanctified it, and set up its doors. They sanctified it even to the tower of Hammeah, to the tower of Hananel.

He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.

If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,

Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels. Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.

The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.

Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more.

A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.

I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He shall build my city, and he shall let my exiles go free, not for price nor reward,” says Yahweh of Armies.

For our transgressions are multiplied before you, and our sins testify against us; for our transgressions are with us, and as for our iniquities, we know them:

“The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand. They are knit together. They have come up on my neck. He made my strength fail. The Lord has delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.

“The virgin of Israel has fallen; She shall rise no more. She is cast down on her land; there is no one to raise her up.”

David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?” Yahweh said to David, “Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, arose, and went home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.

Absalom happened to meet David’s servants. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.

let seven men of his sons be delivered to us, and we will hang them up to Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Yahweh.” The king said, “I will give them.”

Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

“Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found; for great is Yahweh’s wrath that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that which is written concerning us.”

Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.

Yahweh said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One spoke saying in this way, and another saying in that way.

this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to Yahweh his God’s hand on him.

According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;

Mordecai came back to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.

He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.

Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!

I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes.

I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

Blessed is the man who always fears; but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

The spirit of Egypt will fail within it. I will destroy its counsel. They will seek the idols, the charmers, those who have familiar spirits, and the wizards.

Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Yahweh, the God of Israel says, ‘Because you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria,

O Yahweh, don’t your eyes look on truth? You have stricken them, but they were not grieved. You have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than a rock. They have refused to return.

Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed. They couldn’t blush. Therefore they will fall among those who fall. In the time of their visitation they will be cast down, says Yahweh.

Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name’s sake, Yahweh; for our rebellions are many. We have sinned against you.

Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live. He shall not die.

You will stumble in the day, and the prophet will also stumble with you in the night; and I will destroy your mother.

The pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah also will stumble with them.

For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send a fire on his cities, and it will devour its fortresses.”

Israel, return to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.

Now therefore this is what Yahweh of Armies says: Consider your ways.

This is what Yahweh of Armies says: “Consider your ways.

Now, please consider from this day and backward, before a stone was laid on a stone in Yahweh’s temple.

Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.

“He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down, and reaping that which I didn’t sow.

Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.