Proverbss 28-31 - Two things I asked of You

Instructions and Warnings

Pro 28:13 LSB - [13] He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes [them] will receive compassion.

Pro 28:14 ESV - [14] Blessed is the one who fears the LORD always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

Pro 28:19 LSB - [19] He who cultivates his ground will be satisfied with food, But he who pursues empty [things] will be satisfied with poverty.

Pro 28:24 LSB - [24] He who robs his father or his mother And says, "It is not a transgression," Is the companion of a man who destroys.

Mat 15:4-6 LSB - [4] "For God said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.' [5] "But you say, 'Whoever says to [his] father or mother, "Whatever you might benefit from me is given [to God]," [6] he need not honor his father.' And [by this] you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

Pro 28:26 LSB - [26] He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely will escape.

Pro 28:27 LSB - [27] He who gives to the poor will never want, But he who shuts his eyes will have many curses.

Pro 29:15 LSB - [15] The rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child left [to himself] brings shame to his mother.

Pro 29:25 LSB - [25] Trembling before man brings a snare, But he who trusts in Yahweh will be set securely on high.

Every Word of God Is Tested

Pro 30:4 LSB -
[4] Who has ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has wrapped the waters in His garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name?
And what is His Son's name?
Surely you know!

Pro 30:7-9 LSB -
[7] Two things I asked of You,
Do not withhold from me before I die:
[8] Keep worthlessness and [every] false word far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the food that is my portion,
[9] Lest I be full and deny [You] and say, "Who is Yahweh?"
Or lest I be impoverished and steal,
And profane the name of my God.

Psa 27:4 LSB - [4] One thing I have asked from Yahweh, that I shall seek:

That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life,

To behold the beauty of Yahweh And to inquire in His temple.

 

Thus Agur breathed his warm desire
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 1 Thus Augur breath'd his warm desire:
"My God, two favors I require,
"In neither my request deny,
"Vouchsafe them both before I die.

2 "Far from my heart and tents exclude
"Those enemies to all that's good,
"Folly, whose pleasures end in death,
"And Falshood's pestilential breath,

3 "Be neither wealth nor want my lot.
"Below the dome, above the cot,
"Let me my life unanxious lead,
"And know not luxury nor need."

4 These wishes, Lord, we make our own
O shed in moderation down
Thy bounties, 'till this mortal breath,
Expiring, tunes thy praise in death!

5 But shouldst thou large possessions give,
May we with thankfulness receive
The exuberance—still our God adore,
And bless the needy from our store!

6 Or should we feel the pains of want,
Submission, resignation grant,
'Till thou shalt send the wish'd supply,
Or call us to the bliss on high.

Pro 30:32 LSB - [32] If you have been wickedly foolish in lifting yourself up, Or if you have schemed [evil], [put your] hand on your mouth.

A Mother’s Oracle

Pro 31:1 LSB - [1] The words of King Lemuel, the oracle [unto] which his mother disciplined him:

Pro 31:3 LSB - [3] Do not give your excellence to women, Or your ways to that which blots out kings.

A Woman Who Fears Yahweh

Pro 31:10-12 LSB -
[10] ALEPH An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above pearls.
[11] BETH The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain.
[12] GIMEL She deals bountifully with him for good and not evil All the days of her life.

Pro 31:30 LSB -
[30] SHIN Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
[But] a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

Proverbs 25-27 - Do not boast about tomorrow

Analogies of Wisdom

Pro 25:9 LSB - [9] Plead your case with your neighbor, And do not reveal the secret of another,

Pro 25:15 LSB - [15] When one is slow to anger, a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone.

Pro 25:28 LSB - [28] [Like] a city that is broken into [and] without a wall Is a man without restraint over his spirit.

Pro 26:11 LSB - [11] Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.

2Pe 2:20-22 ESV -

[20] For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.

[21] For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

[22] What the true proverb says has happened to them: "The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire."

Pro 26:12 LSB - [12] Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Instructions and Warnings

Pro 27:1 LSB - [1] Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Jas 4:13-15 LSB -

[13] Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit."
[14] Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.
[15] Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that."

 

Proverbs 22-24 - Yahweh Is the Maker of All

Yahweh Is the Maker of All

Pro 22:2 LSB - [2] The rich and the poor meet together [in this]-- Yahweh is the Maker of them all.

Pro 22:6 ESV - [6] Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Pro 22:9 LSB - [9] He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives from his food to the poor.

The Fear of Yahweh

Pro 23:13-14 LSB - [13] Do not withhold discipline from the child, Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die. [14] You shall strike him with the rod And deliver his soul from Sheol.

Pro 23:17 LSB - [17] Do not let your heart be jealous of sinners, But [be zealous] in the fear of Yahweh always.

My Son, Fear Yahweh

Pro 24:29 LSB - [29] Do not say, "As he did to me so I shall do to him; I will render to the man according to his work."

Pro 25:21-22 LSB - [21] If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; [22] For you will heap burning coals on his head, And Yahweh will repay you.

Rom 12:19 LSB - [19] never taking your own revenge, beloved--instead leave room for the wrath [of God]. For it is written, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord.

1Th 5:15 LSB - [15] See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all people.

 

Proverbs 19-21 - There Is Hope

The Counsel of Yahweh Will Stand

Pro 19:18 ESV - [18] Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.

Pro 19:21 LSB - [21] Many thoughts are in a man's heart, But it is the counsel of Yahweh that will stand.

Hope in Yahweh and He Will Save You

Pro 20:5 ESV - [5] The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Pro 20:9 LSB - [9] Who can say, "I have kept my heart pure, I am clean from my sin"?

Pro 20:12 LSB - [12] The hearing ear and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made both of them.

Pro 20:27 ESV - [27] The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts.

Salvation Belongs to Yahweh

Pro 21:1 LSB - [1] The king's heart is [like] channels of water in the hand of Yahweh; He turns it wherever He pleases.

Pro 21:2 LSB - [2] Every man's way is right in his own eyes, But Yahweh weighs the hearts.

Proverbs 13-15 - A gentle answer turns away wrath

The Proverbs of Solomon

Pro 13:3 LSB - [3] The one who guards his mouth keeps his soul; The one who opens wide his lips [comes] to ruin.

Pro 13:24 LSB - [24] He who holds back his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

Pro 14:1 LSB - [1] The wise woman builds her house, But the woman of folly tears it down with her own hands.

Pro 14:27 ESV - [27] The fear of the Yahweh is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.

Pro 14:29 LSB - [29] He who is slow to anger has great discernment, But he who is quick-tempered raises up folly.

Pro 15:1 LSB - [1] A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

Pro 15:3 LSB - [3] The eyes of Yahweh are in every place, Watching the evil and the good.

Pro 15:8 LSB - [8] The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Pro 15:18 ESV - [18] A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Pro 15:33 LSB - [33] The fear of Yahweh is the discipline leading to wisdom, And before glory [comes] humility.

Proverbs 13-15 - A gentle answer

The Proverbs of Solomon

Pro 13:18 LSB - [18] Poverty and disgrace [come] to him who neglects discipline, But he who keeps reproof will be honored. 

Pro 13:24 LSB - [24] He who holds back his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

Pro 3:12 LSB - [12] For whom Yahweh loves He reproves, Even as a father [reproves] the son in whom he delights.

Pro 19:18 LSB - [18] Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not direct your soul to put him to death.

Pro 14:2 LSB - [2] He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.

Pro 14:27 LSB - [27] The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, To turn aside from the snares of death.

Pro 14:29 LSB - [29] He who is slow to anger has great discernment, But he who is quick-tempered raises up folly.

Pro 14:33 LSB - [33] Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the midst of fools it is [merely] made known.

Pro 15:1 LSB - [1] A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

Pro 25:15 LSB - [15] When one is slow to anger, a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone. 

Pro 15:3 LSB - [3] The eyes of Yahweh are in every place, Watching the evil and the good.

Proverbs 10-12

Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked

Pro 10:19 LSB - [19] When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, But he who holds back his lips has insight.

Pro 11:4 LSB - [4] Wealth will not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness will deliver from death.

Pro 12:4 LSB - [4] An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

Pro 31:10 LSB - [10] ALEPH An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above pearls.

Proverbs 7-9 - The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil

Warning Against the Adulteress

Pro 7:1-3 LSB - 

[1] My son, keep my words 

And treasure my commandments within you. 

[2] Keep my commandments and live, 

And my law as the apple of your eye. 

[3] Bind them on your fingers; 

Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Pro 7:22-23 LSB - [22] He suddenly follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as [one in] fetters to the discipline of an ignorant fool, [23] Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hastens to the snare, And he does not know that it [will cost him] his soul.

I want a principle within Of watchful, godly fear

Author: Charles Wesley (1749)
Tune: GERALD (Spohr)

1 I want a principle within
of watchful, godly fear,
a sensibility of sin,
a pain to feel it near.
I want the first approach to feel
of pride or wrong desire,
to catch the wand’ring of my will,
and quench the kindling fire.

2 From Thee that I no more may stray,
no more Thy goodness grieve,
grand me the filial awe, I pray,
the tender conscience give.
Quick as the apple of an eye,
O God, my conscience make,
awake my soul when sin is nigh,
and keep it still awake.

3 Almighty God of truth and love,
to me Thy pow’r impart;
the mountain from my soul remove,
the hardness from my heart.
O may the least omission pain
my reawakened soul,
and drive me to that blood again,
which makes the wounded whole.

The Blessing of Wisdom

Pro 8:13 LSB - [13] "The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the mouth of perverted [words], I hate.

Pro 8:17 LSB - [17] "I love those who love me; And those who earnestly seek me will find me.

Pro 8:22 LSB - [22] "Yahweh possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His deeds of old.

Pro 8:23 LSB - [23] "From everlasting I was installed, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.

Pro 8:27 LSB - [27] "When He established the heavens, I was there, When He marked out a circle on the face of the deep,

Pro 8:34 LSB - [34] "How blessed is the man who hears me, To watch daily at my doors, To keep watch at my doorposts.

I sing th' almighty power of God

Author: Isaac Watts (1715)

1 We sing the mighty power of God
that made the mountains rise,
that spread the flowing seas abroad
and built the lofty skies.
We sing the wisdom that ordained
the sun to rule the day;
the moon shines full at his command,
and all the stars obey.

2 We sing the goodness of the Lord
that filled the earth with food;
he formed the creatures with his word
and then pronounced them good.
Lord, how your wonders are displayed,
where'er we turn our eyes,
if we survey the ground we tread
or gaze upon the skies.

3 There's not a plant or flower below
but makes your glories known,
and clouds arise and tempests blow
by order from your throne;
while all that borrows life from you
is ever in your care,
and everywhere that we can be,
you, God, are present there.

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Wisdom and Foolishness Call Out

Pro 9:10 LSB - [10] The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Jhn 17:3 LSB - [3] "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.