Thematic Bible: The value of


Thematic Bible






The sayings of the wise are like goads, and those from masters of collections are like firmly embedded nails. The sayings are given by one Shepherd.



“Skin for skin!” Satan answered the Lord. “A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.



And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons:

My son, do not take the Lord’s discipline lightly
or faint when you are reproved by Him,

Let the righteous one strike me—
it is an act of faithful love;
let him rebuke me—
it is oil for my head;
let me not refuse it.
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked.




A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

It is better to listen to rebuke from a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools,


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