Proverbs 18:3

Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.

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

But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

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

Pride goes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

“I have heard many such things. You are all miserable comforters!

But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

Pay back to our neighbors seven times into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached you, Lord.

You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.

My eye has also seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the wicked enemies who rise up against me.

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God:

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

For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.

I looked, and there was no one to help; and I wondered that there was no one to uphold. Therefore my own arm brought salvation to me. My own wrath upheld me.

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

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

Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

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

Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.

The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.

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

The proud and arrogant man—“Scoffer” is his name— he works in the arrogance of pride.

Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

He has swallowed up death forever! The Lord Yahweh will wipe away tears from off all faces. He will take the reproach of his people away from off all the earth, for Yahweh has spoken it.

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.

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

But these speak evil of whatever things they don’t know. They are destroyed in these things that they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason.

When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to get it. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow, that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

I will be yet more vile than this, and will be worthless in my own sight. But the maids of whom you have spoken will honor me.”

One of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I chased him from me.

Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”

Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,

With which your enemies have mocked, Yahweh, with which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

For who will have pity on you, Jerusalem? Who will mourn you? Who will come to ask of your welfare?

Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

They all left him, and fled.

By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.”

But those who are outside, God judges. “Put away the wicked man from among yourselves.”

considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

receiving the wages of unrighteousness; people who count it pleasure to revel in the daytime, spots and defects, reveling in their deceit while they feast with you;

But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, “The dog turns to his own vomit again,” and “the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire.”

David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse rebellious woman, don’t I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?

After this, Absalom prepared a chariot and horses for himself, and fifty men to run before him.

He said, “I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”

Yahweh sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. When he had come into the house of his god, those who came out of his own body killed him there with the sword.

“Hear, our God; for we are despised. Turn back their reproach on their own head. Give them up for a plunder in a land of captivity.

Also I said, “The thing that you do is not good. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

It grieved me severely. Therefore I threw all Tobiah’s household stuff out of the room.

For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

“He has put my brothers far from me. My acquaintances are wholly estranged from me.

Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was kindled against Job. His wrath was kindled because he justified himself rather than God.

As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”

My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.

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

Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none.

He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

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

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

A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

When the wicked increase, sin increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.”

Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord will repay his contempt.

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you watch one hour?

“Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this time?’ But I came to this time for this cause.

Behold, the time is coming, yes, and has now come, that you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.

For behold, this same thing, that you were grieved in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.

But it is always good to be zealous in a good cause, and not only when I am present with you.

You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

partly, being exposed to both reproaches and oppressions; and partly, becoming partakers with those who were treated so.

Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,

They think it is strange that you don’t run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.