1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. 2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. 3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. 4 The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the …
Category Archives: First Blood Covenant (Tanakh)
Proverbs 4
1 Hear, you children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake you not my teaching. 3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, “Let your heart …
Proverbs 19
1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. 2 Also, that the soul to be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. 3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way, and his heart fretteth …
Proverbs 5
1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow your ear to my understanding, 2 That you mayest regard discretion, and that your lips may keep knowledge. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil; 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp …
Proverbs 2
1 My son, if you wilt receive my words, and hide my command-ments with you; 2 So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if you criest after knowledge, and liftest up your voice for understanding; 4 If you seekest her as silver, and searchest for her …
Proverbs 6
1 My son, if you be surety for your friend, if you have stricken your hand with a stranger, 2 You are snared with the words of your mouth, you are taken with the words of your mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, when you are come into the hand of …
Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion; whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. 3 It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool …
Proverbs 7
1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commands with you. 2 Keep my commands, and live; and my teaching as the apple of your eye. 3 Bind them upon your fingers, write them upon the table of your heart. 4 Say unto wisdom, “You are my sister”; and call understanding your kinswoman, …
Psalms 101
A Psalm of Dawid. 1 I will sing of mercy and judgment; unto You, O יהוה, will I sing. 2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt You come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. 3 I will set no wicked thing before mine …
Psalms 116
1 I love יהוה, because He hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 4 …