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“O my soul, do not come into their secret council;
Let not my glory (honor) be united with their assembly [for I knew nothing of their plot];
Because in their anger they killed men [an honored man, Shechem, and the Shechemites],
And in their self-will they lamed oxen.

Verse ConceptsIrritationParticipation, In SinAnger Of Man, CauseSelf WillEvil AssociationsObstinate IndividualsReady To KillSports

Therefore speak to them and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Any man of the house of Israel who takes his idols [of rebellion] into his heart, and puts the [vile] stumbling block of his wickedness and guilt [images of silver and gold] before his face, and yet comes to the prophet [to ask of him], I the Lord will answer him, [but I will answer him] in accordance with the number of his idols,

Verse ConceptsNature Of The HeartGod Will AnswerIdol WorshipGod Opposes IdolatryIn FrontHindering God's Work

Non-Exact Match


And they will be life to your soul (your inner self)
And a gracious adornment to your neck (your outer self).

Verse ConceptsAbominations, To GodInternal AdornmentLife By Wisdomnatural Life


Listen carefully, all you who kindle your own fire [devising your own man-made plan of salvation],
Who surround yourselves with torches,
Walk by the light of your [self-made] fire
And among the torches that you have set ablaze.
But this you will have from My hand:
You will lie down in [a place of] torment.

Verse ConceptsFruits Of SinThe Ungodly Sufferingfate

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel (Jacob), Your servants to whom You swore [an oath] by Yourself, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’”

Verse ConceptsGod Of The FathersHeirsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityServants Of The LordGolden CalvesEternal PossessionGod Swearing Blessings


For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,
And as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up,
So the Lord God will [most certainly] cause righteousness and justice and praise
To spring up before all the nations [through the power of His word].

Verse ConceptsPlantsSprouting PlantsGod Doing RightDoing RightSproutingPraise The Lord!GardensGrowingSpilling Your Seed On The Groundspringtimeanniversarysowing


Be gracious and compassionate to me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;
My eye is clouded and weakened by grief, my soul and my body also.

Verse ConceptsBereavement, Expression OfSorrowUnhappinessTearsEyes Harmedgrieving


“Save me from all my transgressions;
Do not make me the scorn and reproach of the [self-righteous, arrogant] fool.

Verse ConceptsAfflictions, Prayer DuringThe Work Of FoolsDespising PeopleFun


My soul (my life, my inner self) thirsts for God, for the living God.
When will I come and see the face of God?

Verse ConceptsAppetite, Satisfaction Ofeternal life, nature ofSpiritual HungerLonging For GodSpring Of WaterComing To GodWhen?Living For God


Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become restless and disturbed within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him
For the help of His presence.

Verse ConceptsPraiseDespair, Description OfDespair, Remedies ForDepression, Solutions ToDepression, SymptomsHope, In GodOptimismPessimismAfflictions, Consolation DuringComfort, When DiscouragedComfort In AfflictionI Am SadGod HelpsTrust In God!Despair


Why are you in despair, O my soul?
Why have you become restless and disquieted within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.

Verse ConceptsPraiseFaith, Necessity OfTrusting In God's PresenceDoubt, Dealing WithDepression, Solutions ToI Am SadGod HelpsTrust In God!DepressionAntidepressantsDespair


Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why are you restless and disturbed within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him,
The help of my [sad] countenance and my God.

Verse ConceptsLonelinessSelf PityI Am SadGod HelpsTrust In God!Hope For The RighteousGrieving With HopeDepressionDespair


“Do you think that you become a king because you have much more cedar [in your palace than Solomon]?
Did not your father [Josiah], as he ate and drank,
Do just and righteous acts [being upright and in right standing with God]?
Then all was well with him.

Verse ConceptsCedar WoodEating And DrinkingUnsuitable Rule

O God, You are my God; with deepest longing I will seek You;
My soul [my life, my very self] thirsts for You, my flesh longs and sighs for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual Hungereagernessdrought, spiritualDeserts, SpecificBodyHeart, And Holy SpiritLonging For GodRevival, PersonalSeeking GodSymbolsThirstDry LandDry PlacesSeeking WaterYou Are Our GodartistsHeartfelt Prayer To God


To shoot from ambush at the blameless [one];
Suddenly they shoot at him, without fear.

Verse ConceptsThose Not Fearing


“The Lord is my portion and my inheritance,” says my soul;
“Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.”

Verse ConceptsGod, Titles And Names OfGod Is My PortionHope For The Righteous


I will hear [with expectant hope] what God the Lord will say,
For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones—
But let them not turn again to folly.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfApostasy, Personal WarningsPeace, Divine In OtSaintsSpiritual PeacePaying Attention To GodPeace And StrengthPromisesspeakingpeople


A senseless man [in his crude and uncultivated state] knows nothing,
Nor does a [self-righteous] fool understand this:

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Effects OfDullnessThose Who Were IgnorantFools


Consider thoughtfully, you senseless (stupid ones) among the people;
And you [dull-minded] fools, when will you become wise and understand?

Verse ConceptsWatchfulness, Of BelieversFoolsatheism

They will forget their disgrace and all their treachery (unfaithfulness) which they perpetuated against Me, when they live securely in their own land and there is no one who makes them afraid.

Verse ConceptsForgetting ThingsEliminating ShameUnfaithful


But the pride and self-reliance of Israel testifies against him.
Therefore Israel, and [especially] Ephraim, stumble and fall in their wickedness and guilt;
Judah also has stumbled with them.

Verse ConceptsStumblingDownfall Of IsraelThings As WitnessesNorthern Kingdom Of IsraelProud Peoplearrogance

Pe.
Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul keeps them.

Verse ConceptsI Keep The Commandments

So with the stones Elijah built an altar in the name of the Lord. He made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two measures of seed.

Verse ConceptsFurrowsWeights And Measures, DryOther Volume Measures


I heard and my whole inner self trembled;
My lips quivered at the sound.
Decay and rottenness enter my bones,
And I tremble in my place.
Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress,
For the people to arise who will invade and attack us.

Verse ConceptsHeart, HumanLegsLipsWaitingPeople RottingIndividuals TremblingBonesSoundPeople WaitingNations Attacking IsraelHealing CancerNatural Disasters


I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.

Verse ConceptsAmazingBeautifulGod, Perfection OfGuardiansLife, HumanMan, Creation OfAnatomyAcneWe Thank GodEating DisordersThank Youfearlesspersonality


In your lovingkindness, silence and destroy my enemies
And destroy all those who afflict my life,
For I am Your servant.

Verse ConceptsServants Of The LordOvercoming EnemiesEnemiesEnemy Attacksharassment


“How long, O naive ones [you who are easily misled], will you love being simple-minded and undiscerning?
How long will scoffers [who ridicule and deride] delight in scoffing,
How long will fools [who obstinately mock truth] hate knowledge?

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfPleasureRejection Of Spiritual InstructionFools, Description OfInfidelity To GodFools Becoming WiseBefore People ActHating GoodLoving EvilSimplicitymockers


“For the turning away of the naive will kill them,
And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.

Verse ConceptsFools, In Teaching Of Jesus ChristFolly, Effects OfComplacencyUnderestimationDeath For Other Reasonsapostasy


“O you naive or inexperienced [who are easily misled], understand prudence and seek astute common sense;
And, O you [closed-minded, self-confident] fools, understand wisdom [seek the insight and self-discipline that leads to godly living].

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfAcquiring WisdomFools Becoming Wise


Engaging in evil is like sport to the fool [who refuses wisdom and chases sin],
But to a man of understanding [skillful and godly] wisdom brings joy.

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfPleasureFools, Description OfMischiefDiscernmentFoolsSportsFunwickednessactingjoking


When pride comes [boiling up with an arrogant attitude of self-importance], then come dishonor and shame,
But with the humble [the teachable who have been chiseled by trial and who have learned to walk humbly with God] there is wisdom and soundness of mind.

Verse ConceptsPride, Evil OfPride, Results OfProverbsShameSuccessTemptation, Sources OfPrideBeing HumbleHumility And PrideConfidence And Self Esteemhumblenessarrogance


A shrewd man is reluctant to display his knowledge [until the proper time],
But the heart of [over-confident] fools proclaims foolishness.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfPrudenceShrewdnessAspects Of People Made KnownDo Not TellPeople With KnowledgeFoolsignorancerumors


Every prudent and self-disciplined man acts with knowledge,
But a [closed-minded] fool [who refuses to learn] displays his foolishness [for all to see].

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfForethoughtsGoal SettingValuing Knowledge


The crown of the wise is their wealth [of wisdom],
But the foolishness of [closed-minded] fools is [nothing but] folly.

Verse ConceptsWisdom Gives Wealth


Wisdom rests [silently] in the heart of one who has understanding,
But what is in the heart of [shortsighted] fools is made known.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfRenewed HeartAspects Of People Made Known


The tongue of the wise speaks knowledge that is pleasing and acceptable,
But the [babbling] mouth of fools spouts folly.

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Effects OfCommendationSpeech, Power And Significance OfSpeech, Positive Aspects OfValuing Knowledge


The lips of the wise spread knowledge [sifting it as chaff from the grain];
But the hearts of [shortsighted] fools are not so.

Verse ConceptsLipsIntellectual KnowledgeValuing Knowledge


The mind of the intelligent and discerning seeks knowledge and eagerly inquires after it,
But the mouth of the [stubborn] fool feeds on foolishness.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfStudyKnowledgeSeeking For Abstract ThingsValuing Knowledge


A reprimand goes deeper into one who has understanding and a teachable spirit
Than a hundred lashes into a fool.

Verse ConceptsFloggingRebukeOne HundredAdvice On Beating PeopleReproving PeopleDiscernmentrebuking


Let a man meet a [ferocious] bear robbed of her cubs
Rather than the [angry, narcissistic] fool in his folly.

Verse ConceptsBearsEvil AssociationsMeeting PeopleBereavementFoolsMotherhood


Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no common sense or even a heart for it?

Verse ConceptsMoney, Attitudes ToEducationSchoolFoolsinvesting


He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfFathers, Responsibilities OfChildren, responsibilities to parentsUnhappinessChildren, Grief To ParentsThe Work Of FoolsFathers And SonsMental Illnessparenthood


[Skillful and godly] wisdom is in the presence of a person of understanding [and he recognizes it],
But the eyes of a [thickheaded] fool are on the ends of the earth.

Verse ConceptsFar From HereIn FrontDiscernmentFocusFoolsDirection


A [closed-minded] fool does not delight in understanding,
But only in revealing his personal opinions [unwittingly displaying his self-indulgence and his stupidity].

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfOpinionsPleasureFools, Description OfProper UnderstandingAspects Of People Made KnownEducationFoolsEmotionsfeedback


A man’s stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth;
He will be satisfied with the consequence of his words.

Verse ConceptsHarvestLipsMouthsStomachsPowers Of SpeechBeing Positive


Luxury is not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

Verse ConceptsDissipationPromotionSurplusUnfitting ThingsUnsuitable Ruleego


There is precious treasure and oil in the house of the wise [who prepare for the future],
But a short-sighted and foolish man swallows it up and wastes it.

Verse ConceptsAccountancyExtravaganceWise MenHousesThriftWasteWisdom, Human NatureFrugalityContentiousnessProvision Of OilWisdom Gives WealthA Fool And His Money Shall Partnagging


Do not speak in the ears of a fool,
For he will despise the [godly] wisdom of your words.

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfWasteWorry And StressFoolsAnxiety And Stressspeakingenergy


Do not be boastfully ambitious and claim honor in the presence of the king,
And do not stand in the place of great men;

Verse ConceptsSelf ExaltationSeeking HonourNetworkingBeing YourselfThe Presence Of Godimportance

Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a [shortsighted] fool.

Verse ConceptsHarvestSeasonsSummerAccoladesSnowThe Honourable Will Be HonouredUnfitting ThingsFools


A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the backs of fools [who refuse to learn].

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfBridlesBackBeatingsWhipsWhippingBinding As Animals


Do not answer [nor pretend to agree with the frivolous comments of] a [closed-minded] fool according to his folly,
Otherwise you, even you, will be like him.

Verse ConceptsSpeech, Power And Significance OfLike Bad PeopleAnsweringFoolsChanging Yourselfanswers


Answer [and correct the erroneous concepts of] a fool according to his folly,
Otherwise he will be wise in his own eyes [if he thinks you agree with him].

Verse ConceptsFalse WisdomAnsweringFoolsanswers


Like one who [absurdly] binds a stone in a sling [making it impossible to throw],
So is he who [absurdly] gives honor to a fool.

Verse ConceptsSlingsJoining ThingsThrowing StonesSlinging StonesThe Honourable Will Be Honoured


Like a thorn that goes [without being felt] into the hand of a drunken man,
So is a proverb in the mouth of a fool [who remains unaffected by its wisdom].

Verse ConceptsProverbsWise Proverbsdrunkards


The lazy person buries his hand in the dish [losing opportunity after opportunity];
It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

Verse ConceptsSluggardsPots For Cooking And Eating


Do you see a [conceited] man who speaks quickly [offering his opinions or answering without thinking]?
There is more hope for a [thickheaded] fool than for him.

Verse ConceptsContemplationActionsFalse HopesHope, Nature OfRashnessHow Silence Is WiseDo Not Be RashWithout HopeFoolsDecision Making

When they began singing and praising, the Lord set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were struck down [in defeat].

Verse ConceptsAliancesarmysurprises

All the labor of man is for his mouth [for self-preservation and enjoyment], and yet the desire [of his soul] is not satisfied.

Verse ConceptsBeing UnsatisfiedFamine ComingWorking For FoodFamine Will ComeAddictioneffort

Do not be excessively righteous [like those given to self-conceit], and do not be overly wise (pretentious)—why should you bring yourself to ruin?

Verse ConceptsBalance In LifeDestroying OneselfFalse WisdomRighteousnessHolier Than ThouBeing YourselfWork EthicEthicsactingplagiarismoverworking


“The wicked man writhes with pain all his days,
And numbered are the years stored up for him, the ruthless one.

Verse ConceptsAfflictions Of The WickedMiseryPhysical PainPleasurableness


That He may turn man aside from his conduct,
And keep him from pride;

Verse ConceptsCausing People To Turn


Then He declares to them [the true character of] their deeds
And their transgressions, that they have acted arrogantly [with presumption and notions of self-sufficiency].

Verse ConceptsThings Revealed


My soul [as well as my body] is greatly dismayed.
But as for You, O Lord—how long [until You act on my behalf]?

Verse ConceptsAgony, In HeartMonotonyProlonged AfflictionsBefore God ActsThe Soul


Therefore my heart is glad and my glory [my innermost self] rejoices;
My body too will dwell [confidently] in safety,

Verse ConceptsHope, As ConfidenceTongue

and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Woe to the women who fasten magic (protective) charms on all wrists and make veils for the heads of those of every stature to capture [human] lives! Will you capture the lives of My people but keep your own?

Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofSorcery And MagicTrapVeilsMagiciansDressSewingTemptressesTall PeopleAvoid Sorcerymagic