Verse of the Day | August 18, 2024
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Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.
βForget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.β
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.
In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety.
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
βGive to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.β
βHe who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.β
The poor is hated even by his neighbor, But those who love the rich are many.
Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
Listen to your father who begot you,And do not despise your mother when she is old.
The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.
Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security.
Behold, the LORDβs hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear.
Life is short and meaningless, and it fades away like a shadow. Who knows what is best for us? Who knows what will happen after we are gone?
βRestore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.β