Anyone who blends something like it or puts some of it on an unauthorized person must be cut off from his people.”

Balaam said to him, “Look, I have come to you, but can I say anything I want? I must speak only the message God puts in my mouth.”

He answered, “Shouldn’t I say exactly what the Lord puts in my mouth?”

“When a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the Lord or puts herself under an obligation,

“Every vow a widow or divorced woman puts herself under is binding on her.

“If two men are fighting with each other, and the wife of one steps in to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she puts out her hand and grabs his genitals,

The king of Israel answered, “Say this: ‘Don’t let the one who puts on his armor boast like the one who takes it off.’”

Above all, may the Lord give you insight and understanding when He puts you in charge of Israel so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

If God puts no trust in His servants
and He charges His angels with foolishness,

If God puts no trust in His holy ones
and the heavens are not pure in His sight,

A miner puts an end to the darkness;
he probes the deepest recesses
for ore in the gloomy darkness.

He puts my feet in the stocks;
He stands watch over all my paths.”

He gathers the waters of the sea into a heap;
He puts the depths into storehouses.

If someone puts up security for a stranger,
he will suffer for it,
but the one who hates such agreements is protected.

One without sense enters an agreement
and puts up security for his friend.

A wicked man puts on a bold face,
but the upright man considers his way.

If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your place,
for calmness puts great offenses to rest.

“Therefore, speak to them and tell them: This is what the Lord God says: When anyone from the house of Israel sets up idols in his heart, puts a sinful stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I, Yahweh, will answer him appropriately. I will answer him according to his many idols,

This is what the Lord says
concerning the prophets
who lead my people astray,
who proclaim peace
when they have food to sink their teeth into
but declare war against the one
who puts nothing in their mouths.

You have planted much
but harvested little.
You eat
but never have enough to be satisfied.
You drink
but never have enough to become drunk.
You put on clothes
but never have enough to get warm.
The wage earner puts his wages
into a bag with a hole in it.”