Proverbs 4:15

The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.

Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.

“ ‘You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people. “ ‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.

My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.

Therefore tell them: Yahweh of Armies says: ‘Return to me,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘and I will return to you,’ says Yahweh of Armies.

What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

I wrote to you in my letter to have no company with sexual sinners;

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think about these things.

Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.

Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you.

keeping loving kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and disobedience and sin; and who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the children’s children, on the third and on the fourth generation.”

“ ‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

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

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.

holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.

I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, that you have no participation in her sins, and that you don’t receive of her plagues,

“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

‘Cursed is he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

“ ‘ “Behold, therefore I have struck my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your blood which has been within you.

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

Therefore if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forever more, that I don’t cause my brother to stumble.

We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

for he who welcomes him participates in his evil deeds.

To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated.”

She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside.

“ ‘You shall not steal. “ ‘You shall not lie. “ ‘You shall not deceive one another.

Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate Yahweh? Because of this, wrath is on you from before Yahweh.

Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you. Take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.”

he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.

For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

Don’t let your heart turn to her ways. Don’t go astray in her paths,

Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he who heeds correction shall be honored.

Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.

A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.

Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

who cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for the arbiter in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony.

I didn’t sit in the assembly of those who make merry and rejoice. I sat alone because of your hand, for you have filled me with indignation.

“You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.”

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.

constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.

and some save, snatching them out of the fire with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

As she spoke to Joseph day by day, he didn’t listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.”

Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

“Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.

“ ‘If you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.

You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

You shall not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge;

Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Get rid of your wine!”

His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

Here I am. Witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a bribe to make me blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”

He prayed to him; and he was entreated by him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Yahweh was God.

If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away. Don’t let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.

Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.

He will be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.

You have reproached me ten times. You aren’t ashamed that you attack me.

Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Isn’t your wickedness great? Neither is there any end to your iniquities.

If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up, if you put away unrighteousness far from your tents.

If they listen and serve him, they will spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,

Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

He who walks righteously and speaks blamelessly, he who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil—

Now we call the proud happy; yes, those who work wickedness are built up; yes, they tempt God, and escape.’

and said, “What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?” They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

Abstain from every form of evil.