Proverbs 19:2

The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

even as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.”

Haven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner.

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”

Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?’

For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”

For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.

However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

Therefore my people go into captivity for lack of knowledge. Their honorable men are famished, and their multitudes are parched with thirst.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave its engraving,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him on the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

They said therefore to him, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

“For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what will happen hereafter. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.”

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went wherever they could go. Saul was told that David was escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.

He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs numbered one thousand five.

Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

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

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

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

The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

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

Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies:

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master’s crib; but Israel doesn’t know. My people don’t consider.”

He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall. For the people of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare.

For you have forgotten the God of your salvation, and have not remembered the rock of your strength. Therefore you plant pleasant plants, and set out foreign seedlings.

Their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity. Desolation and destruction are in their paths.

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.”

But he looked at them and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the chief cornerstone?’

But they will do all these things to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.

Righteous Father, the world hasn’t known you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me.

“Their feet are swift to shed blood.

that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,

See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

Take no interest from him or profit; but fear your God, that your brother may live among you.

The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law.

There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Yahweh, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb says: “I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who alone stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth by myself;

Hear Yahweh’s word, you children of Israel; for Yahweh has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “Indeed there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.

“If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit

for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

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

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

Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

When its boughs are withered, they will be broken off. The women will come and set them on fire, for they are a people of no understanding. Therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them, and he who formed them will show them no favor.

Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.

They will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

David said to his men, “Every man put on his sword!” Every man put on his sword. David also put on his sword. About four hundred men followed David, and two hundred stayed by the baggage.

Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” Ziba said, “I bow down. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king.”

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?

I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,

The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.