Proverbs 26:12

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

To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.

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

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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

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

There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.

When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism.

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

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

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

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

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

There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

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

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives.

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

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

Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won’t find in me any iniquity that is sin.”

“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.

Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.

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

For I say through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

But I write the more boldly to you in part, as reminding you, because of the grace that was given to me by God,

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you?

For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for I am in no way inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.

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.

But from those who were reputed to be important—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,

being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.

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

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.

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

Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?

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

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.’ ”

Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?’

Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into God’s Kingdom before you.

That servant, who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,

Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

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.

But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.

For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,

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.”

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

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

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

The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,

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 if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

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

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

“If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.

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

by your great wisdom and by your trading you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches—”

Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.

Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn’t darkness.

The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men, extortionists, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

They answered him, “You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?” Then they threw him out.

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

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,

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn’t yet know as he ought to know.

he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,

Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;