“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

The Lord’s blessing enriches,
and struggle adds nothing to it.

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

The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance
and is fierce in wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance against His foes;
He is furious with His enemies.

If I say, “I won’t mention Him
or speak any longer in His name,”
His message becomes a fire burning in my heart,
shut up in my bones.
I become tired of holding it in,
and I cannot prevail.

For You have upheld my just cause;
You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge.

But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow slave with you, your brothers the prophets, and those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

Without guidance, people fall,
but with many counselors there is deliverance.

Hurry to help me,
Lord, my Savior.

There is no magic curse against Jacob
and no divination against Israel.
It will now be said about Jacob and Israel,
“What great things God has done!”

The man who strays from the way of wisdom
will come to rest
in the assembly of the departed spirits.

The one who will not use the rod hates his son,
but the one who loves him disciplines him diligently.

The one who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.

Sheol; a childless womb;
earth, which is never satisfied with water;
and fire, which never says, “Enough!”

a time to love and a time to hate;
a time for war and a time for peace.

But the Lord is with me like a violent warrior.
Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.
Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly shamed,
an everlasting humiliation that will never be forgotten.

If you do nothing in a difficult time,
your strength is limited.

For we are not like the many who market God’s message for profit. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.