The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
- Proverbs 13:14 New International Version
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
I lift up my eyes to the hills — where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
You gave your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths, and you gave them water for their thirst.
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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