Do not fret because of evildoers,
Be not envious toward doers of unrighteousness.
For they will wither quickly like the grass
And fade like the green herb.

Trust in Yahweh and do good;
Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Delight yourself in Yahweh;
And He will give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to Yahweh,
Trust in Him, and He will do it.
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light
And your judgment as the noonday.

Be still in Yahweh and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out schemes of wickedness.

Cease from anger and forsake wrath;
Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.
For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who hope for Yahweh, they will inherit the land.

Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more;
You will look carefully at his place, and he will not be there.
But the lowly will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant peace.

The wicked schemes against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees that his day is coming.

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To cast down the afflicted and the needy,
To slay those who are upright in conduct.
Their sword will enter their own heart,
And their bows will be broken.

Better is the little of the righteous
Than the abundance of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
But Yahweh sustains the righteous.

Yahweh knows the days of the blameless,
And their inheritance will be forever.
They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,
And in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

But the wicked will perish;
And the enemies of Yahweh will be like the glory of the pastures,
They vanish—in smoke they vanish away.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and gives.
For those blessed by Him will inherit the land,
But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

The footsteps of a man are established by Yahweh,
And He delights in his way.
When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong,
Because Yahweh is the One who sustains his hand.

I was young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or his seed begging bread.
All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his seed is a blessing.

Depart from evil and do good,
So you will dwell forever.

For Yahweh loves justice
And will not forsake His holy ones;
They are kept forever,
But the seed of the wicked will be cut off.
The righteous will inherit the land
And dwell in it forever.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
And his tongue speaks justice.
The law of his God is in his heart;
His steps do not slip.

The wicked spies upon the righteous
And seeks to put him to death.
Yahweh will not forsake him in his hand;
He will not condemn him when he is judged.

Hope for Yahweh and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

I have seen a wicked, ruthless man
Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.
Then he passed away, and behold, he was no more;
I sought for him, but he could not be found.

Observe the blameless man, and behold the upright;
For the man of peace will have a posterity.
But transgressors will be altogether destroyed;
The posterity of the wicked will be cut off.

But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh;
He is their strength in time of distress.
Yahweh helps them and protects them;
He protects them from the wicked and saves them,
Because they take refuge in Him.

An excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far above pearls.

The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.

She deals bountifully with him for good and not evil
All the days of her life.

She searches for wool and flax
And works with her hands in delight.

She is like merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.

And she rises while it is still night,
And gives food to her household
And a portion to her young women.

She makes plans for a field and buys it;
From the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

She girds herself with strength
And makes her arms strong.

She senses that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.

She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her hands hold fast the spindle.

She extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

She makes coverings for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits with the elders of the land.
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She makes linen garments and sells them,
And gives belts to the tradesmen.

Strength and majesty are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.

She opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the instruction of lovingkindness is on her tongue.

She watches over the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.

Her children rise up and bless her;
As for her husband, he also praises her, saying:

“Many daughters have done excellently,
But you have gone above them all.”

Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

Give to her from the fruit of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.

Every word of God is tested;
He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Do not add to His words
Lest He reprove you, and you be proved a liar.

When the righteous increase, the people are glad,
But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

By justice the king causes the land to stand,
But a man of bribes tears it down.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked—double dealing—though he be rich.

The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the lowly who understands searches him.

He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But he who confesses and forsakes them will receive compassion.

Proverbs 27; Luke 1:26-56; Matt 1:18-24; Luke 2:1-21; Matt 1:25-2:12

Christmas story

“Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, THE FIRST AND THE LAST, the beginning and the end.”

Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are stumbling to the slaughter, Oh hold them back.
If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
Does not He who weighs the hearts understand?
And does not He who guards your soul know?
And will not He render to man according to his work?

Do not let your heart be jealous of sinners,
But be zealous in the fear of Yahweh always.
Surely there is a future,
And your hope will not be cut off.
You, my son, listen and be wise,
And direct your heart in the way.

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And set your heart on my knowledge;
For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
That they may be established on your lips.
So that your trust may be in Yahweh,
I have made you know today, even you.
Have I not written to you excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
To make you know the veracity of the words of truth
That you may respond with the words of truth to him who sent you?