Song for Today:
Near the Cross

Blessings

Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
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Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself,
but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.
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The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
that one may turn away from the snares of death.
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A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
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The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
but it is swept away through injustice.
from Proverbs 13

The sons of Judah:..
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The sons of Simeon:..
from 1Chronicles 4

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be enrolled as the oldest son; though Judah became strong among his brothers and a chief came from him, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph), the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel:..
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The sons of Gad…
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The members of the half-tribe of Manasseh…
from 1Chronicles 5

The sons of Levi:..
from 1Chronicles 6
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