Ecclesiastes 9 (New International Version, ©2010) Ecclesiastes 9 A Common Destiny for All 1 So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits th
Read more…Proverbs 9 (New International Version, ©2010) Proverbs 9 Invitations of Wisdom and Folly 1 Wisdom has built her house; she has set up[a] its seven pillars. 2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. 3 She has sent ou
Read more…Psalm 9 (New International Version, ©2010) Psalm 9 Psalm 9[a][b] For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David. 1 I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. 2 I w
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Isaiah 6
Isaiah’s Commission
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces
Ecclesiastes 6 (New International Version, ©2010) Ecclesiastes 6 1 I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on mankind: 2 God gives some people wealth, possessions and honor, so that they lack nothing their hearts desire, but Go
Read more…Proverbs 6 (New International Version, ©2010) Proverbs 6 Warnings Against Folly 1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, 2 you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the wor
Read more…Psalm 6 (New International Version, ©2010) Psalm 6 Psalm 6[a] For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.[b] A psalm of David. 1 LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. 2 Have mercy on m
Read more…Jeremiah 2 (New International Version, ©2010) Jeremiah 2 Israel Forsakes God 1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: “This is what the LORD says: “‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you
Read more…Ecclesiastes 2 (New International Version, ©2010) Ecclesiastes 2 Pleasures Are Meaningless 1 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless. 2 “Laughter,” I said, “is madn
Read more…Proverbs 2 Moral Benefits of Wisdom 1 My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, 2 turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding— 3 indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, 4
Read more…Psalm 2 1 Why do the nations conspire[a] and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the LORD and against his anointed, saying, 3 “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.” 4 The
Read more…Jeremiah 1 (New International Version, ©2010) Jeremiah 1 1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. 2 The word of the LORD came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amo
Read more…Ecclesiastes 1 Everything Is Meaningless 1 The words of the Teacher,[a] son of David, king in Jerusalem: 2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” 3 What do people gain from all their labors at
Read more…Proverbs 1 (New International Version, ©2010) Proverbs 1 Purpose and Theme 1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: 2 for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight; 3 for receiving instruction in prudent behav
Read more…Psalm 1 (New International Version, ©2010) Psalm 1 BOOK I Psalms 1–41 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the LOR
Read more…Deuteronomy 30 Prosperity After Turning to the LORD 1 When all these blessings and curses I have set before you come on you and you take them to heart wherever the LORD your God disperses you among the nations, 2 and when you and your children return
Read more…Proverbs 30 (New International Version, ©2010) Proverbs 30 Sayings of Agur 1 The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance. This man’s utterance to Ithiel: “I am weary, God, but I can prevail.[a] 2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do
Read more…Psalm 30 (New International Version, ©2010) Psalm 30 Psalm 30[a] A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.[b] Of David. 1 I will exalt you, LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me. 2 LORD my God, I
Read more…Deuteronomy 29 (New International Version, ©2010) Deuteronomy 29 Renewal of the Covenant 1 [a]These are the terms of the covenant the LORD commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in Moab, in addition to the covenant he had made with them at Hore
Read more…Proverbs 29 (New International Version, ©2010) Proverbs 29 1 Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy. 2 When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan. 3 A ma
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