For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.

Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.

The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.

These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel, for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight, and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity. To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young, let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel . . .

We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.

The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.

Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls. Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.

let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.

Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.

Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

For no word from God will ever fail.”

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. Your basket and kneading bowl will be blessed. . . .

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him, and He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. . . .

“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.

I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.

For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

“Do not judge, or you will be judged.

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face, that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric. For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ. . . .

But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”

Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.

and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.

The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey. Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.

Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”

Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.

in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,

As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.

You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.

A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,

For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,

They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.

A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, “This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year. Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household. If the household is too small for a whole lamb, they are to share with the nearest neighbor based on the number of people, and apportion the lamb accordingly. Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats. . . .

If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.

In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.

All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.

For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life, to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval. For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer. Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience. . . .