Proverbs 17:5

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

make my joy full by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him.

His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

Yahweh, my heart isn’t arrogant, nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me.

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.

Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

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

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,

“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won’t be blessed in the end.

Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

For the Lord Yahweh says: “Because you have clapped your hands, stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the contempt of your soul against the land of Israel;

“ ‘ “Because you have said, ‘These two nations and these two countries will be mine, and we will possess it;’ whereas Yahweh was there:

The Lord Yahweh says: ‘Because the enemy has said against you, “Aha!” and, “The ancient high places are ours in possession!” ’

But don’t look down on your brother in the day of his disaster, and don’t rejoice over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction. Don’t speak proudly in the day of distress.

Now many nations have assembled against you, that say, “Let her be defiled, and let our eye gloat over Zion.”

“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Don’t be conceited, but fear;

For even Christ didn’t please himself. But, as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”

Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.

Finally, brothers, rejoice! Be perfected. Be comforted. Be of the same mind. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

They buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at Abner’s grave; and all the people wept.

Didn’t he who made me in the womb make him? Didn’t one fashion us in the womb?

“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”

My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.

Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,

As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head. He put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.

Yahweh, you know. Remember me, visit me, and avenge me of my persecutors. You are patient, so don’t take me away. Know that for your sake I have suffered reproach.

As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right. In the middle of his days, they will leave him. At his end, he will be a fool.

Do you seek great things for yourself? Don’t seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh,’ says Yahweh; ‘but I will let you escape with your life wherever you go.’ ”

Tell the children of Ammon, ‘Hear the word of the Lord Yahweh! The Lord Yahweh says, “Because you said, ‘Aha!’ against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was made desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity:

therefore prophesy, and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Because, even because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that you might be a possession to the residue of the nations, and you are taken up in the lips of talkers, and the evil report of the people;”

“So you will know that I am Yahweh, your God, dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain. Then Jerusalem will be holy, and no strangers will pass through her any more.

“Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’

But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.

He said, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

For I don’t desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won’t be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,

Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Give no occasion for stumbling, whether to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;

Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

“Don’t keep talking so exceedingly proudly. Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth, for Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.

I can count all of my bones. They look and stare at me.

Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished.

Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

What, don’t you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God’s assembly and put them to shame who don’t have enough? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don’t praise you.

But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?

“I know your works and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. You hold firmly to my name, and didn’t deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

“If he is poor, and can’t afford so much, then he shall take one male lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and one tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering, and a log of oil;

“ ‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you, then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.

Didn’t I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn’t my soul grieved for the needy?

But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it. They tore at me, and didn’t cease.

For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.

He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.

As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you. I haven’t desired the woeful day. You know. That which came out of my lips was before your face.

For, behold, I begin to work evil at the city which is called by my name; and should you be utterly unpunished? You will not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword on all the inhabitants of the earth, says Yahweh of Armies.” ’

For Yahweh says: “Behold, they to whom it didn’t pertain to drink of the cup will certainly drink; and are you he who will altogether go unpunished? You won’t go unpunished, but you will surely drink.

“Because you are glad, because you rejoice, O you who plunder my heritage, because you are wanton as a heifer that treads out the grain, and neigh as strong horses;

As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, so I will do to you. You will be desolate, Mount Seir, and all Edom, even all of it. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”

therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Surely in the fire of my jealousy I have spoken against the residue of the nations, and against all Edom, that have appointed my land to themselves for a possession with the joy of all their heart, with despite of soul, to cast it out for a prey.” ’

For as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so will all the nations drink continually. Yes, they will drink, swallow down, and will be as though they had not been.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.

But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;

But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?