Proverbs 28:25

He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”

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.”

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.

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.”

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

They will come and sing in the height of Zion, and will flow to the goodness of Yahweh, to the grain, to the new wine, to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd. Their soul will be as a watered garden. They will not sorrow any more at all.

Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

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;

“Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh.

“I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

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

“Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.

It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man.

The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

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

Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he who has mercy on them will lead them. He will guide them by springs of water.

I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”

For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.

But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife”, lest, he thought, “the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to look at.”

For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.

Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us.

For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

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

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.

He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.

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

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man, and don’t associate with one who harbors anger:

Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

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

a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, flowing streams from Lebanon.

“Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lie, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Haven’t I held my peace for a long time, and you don’t fear me?

For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green, and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.

They will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The waste, desolate, and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’

Therefore don’t be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.

However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.”

They sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father commanded before he died, saying,

God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb! What was I able to do in comparison with you?” Then their anger was abated toward him when he had said that.

Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of Yahweh, and your words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

They replied, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them, and answer them with good words, then they will be your servants forever.”

They spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to these people, please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish on the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.

He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way.

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

Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.

You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,

It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.

The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

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

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

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.

let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

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

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

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

The young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Tell these people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us;’ tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.

The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you shall tell the people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter on us;’ thus you shall say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.

You say to yourself that you have struck Edom; and your heart lifts you up to boast. Now stay at home. Why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall, even you, and Judah with you?’ ”

Yahweh of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.

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

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

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.

For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood; so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

When you cry, let those whom you have gathered deliver you; but the wind will take them. a breath will carry them all away: but he who takes refuge in me will possess the land, and will inherit my holy mountain.”

and Yahweh will guide you continually, satisfy your soul in dry places, and make your bones strong. You will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters don’t fail.

“He will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south will wage war in battle with an exceedingly great and mighty army; but he won’t stand; for they will devise plans against him.

But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Beroea also, they came there likewise, agitating the multitudes.