Proverbs 4:1-27 Avoid the Path of Evil & Stay with the Path of the Just

 

Avoid the Path of Evil & Stay with the Path of the Just

Proverbs 4:1-27                    Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks]

You children, hear the instruction of a father [& pay attention] to know [about] understanding. [Don’t abandon] my Law, for I give you good doctrine. For I, [Solomon,] was [David,] my father's son, [young & inexperienced,] the only beloved in the sight of my mother, [Bathsheba.]

He also taught me & said to me, Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments & live. Get wisdom & understanding & [don't] forget [them & don't turn away] from the words of my mouth.

[Don't abandon wisdom & understanding & they] shall [safeguard] you. Love [them & they] shall keep you. The principal thing is wisdom. Therefore, get understanding with all [your might.]

[Matthew 13:44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is [similar to a hidden] treasure in a field. When a man has found [it,] he hides [it] & for joy [of it] he goes & sells all that he has & buys that field.]

Exalt [wisdom & understanding which] shall promote you & bring you to honor, when you embrace [them.] [They] shall give an ornament of grace to your head & shall deliver a crown of glory to you.

O my son, hear & receive my sayings & the years of your life shall be many. I have taught you the [roads] of wisdom. I have led you in the right paths. Your steps [won't be hindered] when you [run] & you [won't] stumble.

[Ezekiel 7:19-20 They shall [throw] their silver in the streets & their gold shall be removed. Their silver & gold shall not be able to deliver them [on] the day of the wrath of the Lord. [These] shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their [stomachs:] because it [has become] the stumbling [rock] of their iniquity.

As for the beauty of [its] ornament, [it’s] set in majesty. But they made the images of their abominations & their detestable things [there.] Therefore, I have [put] it, far from them.]

Take [a firm] hold of instruction & [don't] let [it] go; keep [it;] for [instruction gives] you life. [Don't] enter into the path of the wicked, [or] go in the [road] of evil men. Avoid it & [don't] pass by it. Turn [away] from it [& continue on your way.]

For [those wicked don’t] sleep [until] they have done mischief. Their sleep is taken away, [until] they cause [someone] to fall. [Psalm 36:3-4 The words of his mouth are [what is: sinful] & deceit. He has [stopped being] wise & [doing] good. Upon his bed, he [plots] mischief & he [puts] himself in a [path] that isn’t good. He [doesn’t hate] evil.]

For they eat the bread of wickedness & drink the wine of violence. But the path of the just is [like a] shining light, that shines more & more [until] the perfect day. [Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city that is [put] on a hill can't be [hidden.] Neither do men light a candle & put it under a bushel [basket] but [put it] on a candlestick & it gives light to all [who are] in the house. Let your light [shine like this] before men, [so] they may see your good [deeds] & glorify Your Father, [Who] is in heaven.]

The [path] of the wicked is [like] darkness. They [don't] know what [causes them to] stumble. My son, [pay attention] to my words & [lean] your ear [to hear] my sayings.

[Don't] let them depart from your eyes & keep them [within] your heart. For they [provide] life to those [who] find them & health to all their [body.] [Put great effort into keeping] your heart [from evil;] for out of [your heart comes] the issues of life.

[Luke 6:45 A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth [what] is good & an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, brings forth [what] is evil. For of the abundance of [what is in] the heart, his mouth speaks.]

Put away a [deceitful] mouth & perverse lips far from you. Let your eyes & eyelids look straight [in front of] you. Ponder the path of your feet & let all your [roads] be established. [Don't] turn to the right hand [side,] nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.

Proverbs 3:1-35 Acknowledge the Lord in your Path & He Will Direct You

 

Acknowledge the Lord in your Path & He Will Direct You

Proverbs 3:1-35                 Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks]

My son, [don’t ] forget my [Law] & let your heart keep my commandments. For [many] days & [a] long life & peace shall [be added] to you. [Don’t] let mercy & truth [abandon] you.

[Tie] them [around] your neck & write them [within] your heart, [like a tablet,] so you shall find favor & good understanding in the sight of God & man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart & [don’t depend] on your own understanding.

Acknowledge [the Lord God] in all your [roads] & He shall direct your paths. [Don’t] be wise in your own eyes. Fear [respect] the Lord & depart from evil. It shall be [healthy for] your [body & strengthen] your bones [like] marrow.

Honor the Lord with your [possessions] & with [the tithes of] the first fruits of all your increase [of produce,] so, your barns [are] filled with plenty & your [wine vats] burst with new wine.

My son, [don’t] despise the [discipline] of the Lord, nor be weary of His correction. For the Lord [corrects those] whom He loves, even [like] a father, [who corrects] the son in whom he [is delighted.]

[Revelation 3:19-21 I [reprimand & chastise,] as many as I love. Therefore, be zealous & repent. [Watch,] I stand at the door & knock. If any man [hears] My voice & [opens] the door, I will come in to him & will [dine] with him & he with Me. I will grant to him [who] overcomes, to sit with Me [on] My throne, even [like] I also overcame & am set down with My Father [on] His throne.]

Happy is the man [who] finds wisdom & the man [who] gets understanding. For [its gain] is [more valuable] than [the profit of] silver & the gain [of it, is better] than fine gold. [They are] more precious than rubies & [anything] you can desire [can’t] be compared to [them.] A [long life] is in [their] right hand & riches & honor in [their] left hand.

[The roads of wisdom & understanding are pleasant] & all [their] paths are [peaceful.] [Wisdom & understanding] is a Tree of Life to [those who grasp them] & happy is everyone [who remembers them.]

By wisdom, the Lord has [laid the foundations of] the earth & by understanding, He established the heavens. [Psalm 102:25 Of old, You have laid the foundation of the earth & the heavens are the work of Your hands.]

By [God’s] knowledge the [ocean] depths are broken up & the clouds drop down the dew. [Genesis 7:11 [On] the 600th year of Noah’s life, [on] the 19th day of the 2nd month, [on] the same day, all the fountains of the great deep were broken up & the windows of heaven were opened.]

My son, [don’t] let them depart from [before] your eyes. Keep sound wisdom & [make responsible choices,] so they shall [deliver] life unto your soul & grace to your neck.

Then, you shall walk in your [path] safely & your foot [won’t] stumble. When you lie down, you shall not be afraid. [Yes,] you shall lie down & your sleep shall be sweet. [Don’t] be afraid of sudden fear & neither the [destruction] of the wicked, when it comes.

[1 Peter 3:17-18 For it is better, if the will of God be that you suffer for doing well, than for doing evil. For Christ has also suffered once for [our] sins, the just for the unjust, [so] He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but [made alive] in the Spirit.]

For the Lord shall be your confidence & shall keep your foot from being [caught.] [Don’t] withhold good from [those] to whom it is due, when [it’s within your] power to do it. [Don’t] say to your neighbor [who needs something,] Go & come again tomorrow & I will give [it;] when you have it by you.

[Don’t] devise evil [plots] against your neighbor, seeing [that] he lives [safely] by you. [Don’t argue] with [men] without [a reason,] if he [hasn’t] done [any] harm [to] you.]

[Don’t] envy the oppressor & [don’t] choose [any] of his ways. For the [wicked person] is an abomination to the Lord: but [the Lord’s mystery] is with the righteous.

The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked; but He blesses the [home] of the just. Surely, [God] scorns [those who look down on others,] but gives grace to the [humble.] The wise shall inherit glory, but shame shall be the legacy of fools.

Proverbs 2:1-22 Wisdom & Understanding Will Guide You

 

Wisdom & Understanding Will Guide You

Proverbs 2:1-22                         Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks]

My son, if you will receive my words & [keep] my commands [within] you, so that you [lean] your ear [toward] wisdom & apply your heart to understanding. [Yes,] if you [cry out for] knowledge & lift up your voice for understanding & if you seek [these like] silver & [search for them like you search for hidden] treasures;

Then, you shall understand the fear [respect] of the Lord & find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom & out of His mouth comes knowledge & understanding.

[The Lord God stores] up sound wisdom for the righteous. He is a [shield] for [those who] walk [righteously.] He keeps the paths of judgment & [safeguards] the [road] of His saints.

Then, you shall understand righteousness, judgment & equity, [yes,] every good path. When wisdom enters into your heart & knowledge is pleasant to your soul, [the ability to make responsible decisions] shall preserve you & understanding shall keep you: to deliver you from the [road] of the evil man & from the man [who says wicked] things.

[Those] who [go astray] & leave the paths of [righteousness,] to walk in the [roads] of darkness & [those] who rejoice [in doing] evil & delight in the [sexual immorality] of the wicked, whose [roads] are crooked & they [are arrogant] in their paths.

[Wisdom & knowledge will help] to deliver you from the [immoral] woman & even from the [foreigner, who flatters] with her words & [abandons] the [companion] of her [youth] & forgets the covenant [contract] of her God.

For her house [leans toward] death & her paths to the dead. None [who] go to her, return again & neither [do] they [grasp] the paths [that lead to] life.

[So,] that you may walk in the [road] of good men & keep the paths of the righteous. For the upright shall dwell in the land & the [blameless] shall remain in it. But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth & the [sinners] shall be [uprooted from] it.

[Revelation 22:14-15 Blessed are [those who] do [God's] commandments, [so] that they may have right to the Tree of Life & may enter in through the gates & into the city. For [outside] are dogs, sorcerers & [sexual traffickers,] murderers, idolaters & [whoever] loves & makes [up lies.]

Proverbs 1:1-33 To Receive Instruction About Wisdom, Justice, Judgment & Equity

 

To Receive Instruction About Wisdom, Justice, Judgment & Equity

Proverbs 1:1-33                                  Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks]

The Proverbs of Solomon, [David's] son, king of Israel, to know wisdom & instruction: to [become aware of] the words of understanding. To receive the instruction [about:] wisdom, justice, judgment & equity.

To give [caution] to the simple [minded] & knowledge to the young man & [the ability to make good choices.] A wise man will [listen] & will increase [his knowledge] & a man of understanding, shall [acquire] wise [advice.]

[Also, to be able] to understand a proverb & [its] interpretation; the words of the wise & their [deep messages.] The fear [respect] of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom & instruction.

My son, hear the instruction of your father & [don't abandon] the law of your mother: for they shall be an ornament of grace to your head & [like] chains [around] your neck.

My son, if sinners entice you, [don't] consent [to do it.] If they say, Come with us & lay [in] wait [secretly for bloodshed] to [ambush] the innocent without a [reason,] let us swallow them up alive & whole, [like] the grave, [like] those [who] go down to the pit.

We shall find [all types of] precious [things] & we shall fill our houses with [the plunder.] [Join] among us & let us [pool our wealth together.] [Don't] walk in the [road] with them, my son. [Keep] your [feet] from their path: for their feet run [toward] evil & [hurry] to shed blood.

Surely, for [useless vanity,] the net is spread [out] in the sight of any bird. And they lay [in] wait [at the risk of] their own blood [being shed.] They lurk [secretly, risking] their own lives. So are the ways of everyone [who] is greedy [for gaining wealth, who take away the life of [its] owners [to get it.]

Wisdom [cries out] & she utters her voice in the streets. [Wisdom] cries [out in places with large crowds,] in the [gate entrances.] In the city, she utters her words saying, How long [will] you [naive] ones, love [what is simple to understand?]

And [how long will] the scorners delight in [looking down on others] & [how long will] fools hate knowledge? At My [disapproval] turn & [see,] I will pour out My Spirit to you & will make My words [understood by] you.

Because I have called [you] & you have refused [to listen;] I have stretched out My hand & no [one pays attention.] But you have [ignored] all My [advice] & [wouldn’t listen to any] of My [criticism.] [Therefore,] I will laugh at your calamity & I will also mock when your [terror comes.]

When your fear comes [like a storm] & your destruction comes [like a tornado] & when distress & anguish come upon you. Then, they shall call upon Me, but I won't answer. They shall seek Me early, but they [won't] find Me: for they hated knowledge & didn't choose the fear [respect] of the Lord.

They [wouldn't take any] of My [advice] & they despised all My [discipline.] Therefore, they shall eat the fruit of their own [actions & will] be filled with their own [deceitful plots.] [Job 4:8 Even [like] I have seen, [those who] sow wickedness & plow iniquity, reap the same.] For [they shall be killed] for [leading astray] the simple [minded.]

And the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. But [whoever pays attention] to Me, shall [live] safely & shall [have peace] from fear of evil. [Psalm 112:7 He shall not be afraid of evil [news:] his heart is [steadfast,] trusting in the Lord.]

Psalm 150:1-6 Book# 5 of Psalms

Psalm 150:1-6            Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

Praise you the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in the firmament of His power. [Genesis 1:6-8 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the mist of the waters. And let it divide the waters from the waters.

And God made the firmament & divided the waters, which were under the firmament, from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so. And God called the firmament: Heaven. And the evening & the morning were the 2nd day.]

Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet. Praise Him with the [lyre] & harp. Praise Him with the [tambourine] & dance & praise Him with stringed instruments & organs.

Praise Him upon loud cymbals & praise Him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord. Praise you the Lord.

Psalm 149:1-9 Book# 5 of Psalms

 

Psalm 149:1-9            Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

Praise you the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song & His praise in the congregation of saints. Let Israel rejoice in Him, [Who] made him. Let the children [people] of Zion be joyful in their King.

[Zechariah 9:9 *Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion. Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem. [Look,] your King comes to you. He is just & [has] Salvation; lowly & riding on a [donkey] & upon a colt, the foal of a [donkey.]

Let them praise His Name in dance. Let them sing praises to Him with the [tambourine] & harp. For the Lord takes pleasure in His people. He will beautify the meek with Salvation.

[Isaiah 61:1-3 *The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good [news] to the meek. He has sent Me to [bandage] up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives & the opening of the prison to [those who] are bound. *To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord & the day of vengeance of our God & to comfort all [who] mourn.

*To appoint to [those who] mourn in Zion & to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning & the garment of praise for [those with a heavy] spirit; that they might be called the Trees of Righteousness & The Planting of the Lord, [so] that He might be glorified.]

Let the saints be joyful in glory & let them sing aloud upon their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth & a two-edged sword in their hand; to execute vengeance upon the heathen & [punishment] upon the people.

To bind their kings with chains & their nobles with [shackles] of iron. To execute upon them, the judgment written: All the saints have this honor. Praise you the Lord.

Psalm 148:1-14 Book# 5 of Psalms

 

Psalm 148:1-14            Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

Praise you the Lord. Praise you the Lord from the heavens & praise Him in the heights. You praise Him, all His Angels. Praise you Him, all His Hosts. Praise you Him, sun & moon.

Praise you Him, all you stars of light. Praise Him, you heavens of heavens & you waters that [are] above the heavens. [Revelation 22:1 And he [showed] me a pure river, [The] Water of Life, clear [like] crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God & of the Lamb.]

Let them praise the Name of the Lord: for He commanded & they were created. [Genesis 1:6-8 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters & let it divide the waters from the waters.

And God made the firmament & divided the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters which were above the firmament. And God called the firmament: Heaven. And the evening & the morning were the 2nd day.]

He has also [established] them forever & ever. He has made a decree, [that] shall not pass [away.] [Isaiah 46:9-10 Remember the [previous] things of old: for I am God & there is [no one] else.

I am God & there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning & from ancient times, the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand & I will do all My pleasure.]

Praise the Lord from the earth, you dragons & all the deeps: fire, hail, snow & vapors [of evaporation] & stormy wind fulfilling His Word: mountains & hills, fruitful trees & all cedars; [animals] & all [livestock;] creeping things & flying [birds;] kings of the earth & all people; princes & all judges of the earth: both young men & maidens; old men & children.

Let them praise the Name of the Lord: for His Name alone is excellent. His glory is above the earth & heaven. He also exalts the horn of His people, the praise of all His saints; even of the children [people] of Israel, a people near to Him. Praise you the Lord.