Monthly Archives: July 2016

Proverbs 11:30-12:4 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence* takes lives away. 31 If the righteous are repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner! 12Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but those who hate … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 7:25-35 The Unmarried and the Widows 25 Now concerning virgins, I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. 26I think that, in view of the impending* … Continue reading →

Hosea 10:1212 Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you. Amos 5:10-1410 They hate the one who reproves in the gate, and they abhor … Continue reading →

Proverbs 29:2-72 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan. 3 A child who loves wisdom makes a parent glad, but to keep company with prostitutes is to squander one’s substance. 4 By … Continue reading →

Isaiah 5:1-10 The Song of the Unfruitful Vineyard 5Let me sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. 2 He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice … Continue reading →

Jeremiah 17:7-8 7 Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. 8 They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 5:9-6:10 Sexual Immorality Must Be Judged 9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral persons— 10not at all meaning the immoral of this world, or the greedy and robbers, or idolaters, since you … Continue reading →

Genesis (4:1-8, 5:3-11, 5:23-34, 5:32, 9:28-29, 14:14-20, 25:7-11, 35:27-29, 49:32-50:13, 50:24-26) Cain Murders Abel 4Now the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, ‘I have produced* a man with the help of the Lord.’ 2Next … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 2:12-3:10 12Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. 13And we speak of these things in words … Continue reading →

Proverbs 8:1-4 The Gifts of Wisdom 8Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; 3 beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance … Continue reading →