and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;

This book of the law shall not depart from thy mouth; and thou shalt meditate upon it day and night, that thou mayest take heed to do according to all that is written therein; for then shalt thou have good success in thy ways, and then shalt thou prosper.

But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasures:

Jesus says to them, Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;

but we will give ourselves up to prayer and the ministry of the word.

And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, receiving the word with all readiness of mind, daily searching the scriptures if these things were so.

Strive diligently to present thyself approved to God, a workman that has not to be ashamed, cutting in a straight line the word of truth.

To exhortation

or he that exhorts, in exhortation; he that gives, in simplicity; he that leads, with diligence; he that shews mercy, with cheerfulness.

But he that prophesies speaks to men in edification, and encouragement, and consolation.

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise thee.

To doctrine

Laying these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which thou hast fully followed up.

And now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I shall speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophecy, or in teaching?

proclaim the word; be urgent in season and out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine.