Old Testament
Prov 12:1~13:25
Prov 12
1 Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, / But he who hates reproof is stupid.
2 A good man will obtain the favor of Jehovah, / But a man of wicked devices He will condemn.
3 A man will not be established by wickedness, / But the root of the righteous will not be moved.
4 A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, / But she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, / But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, / But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, / But the house of the righteous will stand.
8 A man will be praised according to his prudence, / But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.
9 Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant, / Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
10 A righteous man regards the life of his beast, / But the inward parts of the wicked are cruel.
11 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, / But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense.
12 The wicked man desires the catch of evil men, / But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
13 In the transgression of the lips there is a snare for the evil man, / But the righteous man will come out of trouble.
14 A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, / And the result of man’s deeds will be rendered to him.
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, / But a wise man listens to counsel.
16 A fool’s anger is known at once, / But a prudent man conceals shame.
17 He who utters truth tells forth righteousness; / But a false witness, deceit.
18 There is one who speaks rashly like the piercings of a sword, / But the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19 The lip of truth shall be established forever, / But a lying tongue is only for a moment.
20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, / But counselors of peace have joy.
21 No harm will happen to the righteous man, / But the wicked are filled with trouble.
22 Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah, / But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
23 A prudent man conceals knowledge, / But the heart of fools proclaims folly.
24 The hand of the diligent will rule, / But the slothful will be under forced labor.
25 Anxiety in the heart of a man weighs it down, / But a good word brings it joy.
26 The righteous man is a guide to his neighbor, / But the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 The slothful man does not roast his game, / But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.
28 In the way of righteousness is life, / And in its pathway there is no death.
Prov 13
1 A wise son hears his father’s instruction, / But a scorner does not listen to rebuke.
2 A man will eat good from the fruit of his mouth, / But the desire of the treacherous is violence.
3 He who guards his mouth keeps his soul, / But he who opens wide his lips will have destruction.
4 The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing, / But the soul of the diligent will be made fat.
5 A righteous man hates what is false, / But a wicked man is odious and is confounded.
6 Righteousness guards him who is blameless in the way, / But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
7 There is one who pretends to be rich yet has nothing; / There is one who pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, / But the poor hears no threatening.
9 The light of the righteous rejoices, / But the lamp of the wicked goes out.
10 Through pride comes nothing but strife, / But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.
11 Wealth obtained by vanity will be diminished, / But he who gathers by labor increases it.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, / But when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
13 Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, / But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, / That one may turn aside from the snares of death.
15 Good understanding gives favor, / But the way of the treacherous is hard.
16 Every prudent man works with knowledge, / But a fool displays his folly.
17 A wicked messenger falls into evil, / But a faithful envoy brings healing.
18 Poverty and shame will come to him who refuses correction, / But he who regards reproof will be honored.
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, / But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, / But the companion of fools will be troubled.
21 Evil pursues sinners, / But good recompenses the righteous.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, / But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous man.
23 The fallow ground of the poor yields much food, / But it is destroyed through injustice.
24 He who spares his rod hates his son, / But he who loves him chastens him early.
25 The righteous man eats to the satisfying of his soul, / But the belly of the wicked will lack.
New Testament
2 Cor 2:12~3:11
2 2
12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ and a door was open to me in the Lord,
13 I had no rest in my spirit, for I did not find Titus my brother; but taking leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.
14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in the Christ and manifests the savor of the knowledge of Him through us in every place.
15 For we are a fragrance of Christ to God in those who are being saved and in those who are perishing:
16 To some a savor out of death unto death, and to the others a savor out of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
17 For we are not like the many, adulterating the word of God for profit; but as out of sincerity, but as out of God, before God we speak in Christ.
2 3
1 Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some do, letters of commendation to you or from you?
2 You are our letter, inscribed in our hearts, known and read by all men,
3 Since you are being manifested that you are a letter of Christ ministered by us, inscribed not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone but in tablets of hearts of flesh.
4 And such confidence we have through Christ toward God,
5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God,
6 Who has also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant, ministers not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
7 Moreover if the ministry of death, engraved in stone in letters, came about in glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to gaze at the face of Moses because of the glory of his face, a glory which was being done away with,
8 How shall the ministry of the Spirit not be more in glory?
9 For if there is glory with the ministry of condemnation, much more the ministry of righteousness abounds with glory.
10 For also that which has been glorified in this respect has not been glorified on account of the surpassing glory.
11 For if that which was being done away with was through glory, much more that which remains is in glory.