Psalms 15:4

Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;

Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

When you vow a vow to Yahweh your God, you shall not be slack to pay it, for Yahweh your God will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you.

Isn’t it wheat harvest today? I will call to Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain; and you will know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in Yahweh’s sight, in asking for a king.”

When Haman saw that Mordecai didn’t bow down, nor pay him homage, Haman was full of wrath.

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward.”

But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the dead.

They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”

But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,

Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.

and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control perseverance; and in perseverance godliness;

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.

When he saw her, he tore his clothes, and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are one of those who trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to Yahweh, and I can’t go back.”

He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears—behold, the silver is with me. I took it.” His mother said, “May Yahweh bless my son!”

Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, and he didn’t see the king’s face.

Yahweh’s word came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”

Micaiah said, “Therefore hear Yahweh’s word. I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

But he said, “As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.” He urged him to take it; but he refused.

At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on Yahweh your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped out of your hand.

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is included in the book of the kings of Israel.

They abandoned the house of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and the idols, so wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.

They resisted Uzziah the king, and said to him, “It isn’t for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to Yahweh, but for the priests the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed. It will not be for your honor from Yahweh God.”

But Hezekiah didn’t reciprocate appropriate to the benefit done for him, because his heart was lifted up. Therefore there was wrath on him, and on Judah and Jerusalem.

Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they swore.

Then I contended with the rulers, and said, “Why is God’s house forsaken?” I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?

Then the king’s servants, who were in the king’s gate, said to Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the king’s commandment?”

As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.

rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.

One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

“Again you have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’

See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.

At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”

It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.

Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.

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

The children of Israel didn’t strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh, the God of Israel. All the congregation murmured against the princes.

(In earlier times in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, “Come! Let’s go to the seer;” for he who is now called a prophet was before called a seer.)

David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, and clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn in front of Abner.” King David followed the bier.

Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab.

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your works.” The ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom),

My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.

Arrogant speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.

Indeed, who despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. These are Yahweh’s eyes, which run back and forth through the whole earth.”

“Awake, sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is close to me,” says Yahweh of Armies. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn my hand against the little ones.

“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a huge millstone were hung around his neck, and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.

Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.

To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

What, don’t you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God’s assembly and put them to shame who don’t have enough? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don’t praise you.

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

without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,

“ ‘You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.

You shall fear Yahweh your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name.

Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, “As Yahweh lives, he shall not be put to death.”

The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Didn’t I adjure you by Yahweh, and warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain, that on the day you go out, and walk anywhere else, you shall surely die?’ You said to me, ‘The saying that I have heard is good.’

Elisha said, “As Yahweh of Armies lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I respect the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward you, nor see you.

“Let there be a treaty between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.”

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.

I contended with them, and cursed them, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.

Then Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he didn’t stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.

They are children of fools, yes, children of wicked men. They were flogged out of the land.

He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.

Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.

Yahweh, don’t I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?

The fool will no longer be called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

“ ‘As I live,’ says the Lord Yahweh, ‘surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the middle of Babylon he will die.

“In his place a contemptible person will stand up, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom; but he will come in time of security, and will obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

You who hate the good, and love the evil; who tear off their skin, and their flesh from off their bones;

These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts—and their mouth speaks proud things—showing respect of persons to gain advantage.

Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house, and bring the woman and all that she has out from there, as you swore to her.”

All the king’s servants who were in the king’s gate bowed down, and paid homage to Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai didn’t bow down or pay him homage.

As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.

As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”

They also honored us with many honors, and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.