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reading plan entry for July 8

Proverbs 15 ()

[1] A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
[2] The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but the mouths of fools gush out folly.
[3] Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere,
keeping watch on the evil and the good.
[4] A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
[5] A fool despises his father’s correction,
but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
[6] In the house of the righteous is much treasure,
but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
[7] The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
not so with the heart of fools.
[8] The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
[9] The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
but he loves him who follows after righteousness.
[10] There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way.
Whoever hates reproof shall die.
[11] Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh—
how much more then the hearts of the children of men!
[12] A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved;
he will not go to the wise.
[13] A glad heart makes a cheerful face,
but an aching heart breaks the spirit.
[14] The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge,
but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
[15] All the days of the afflicted are wretched,
but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.
[16] Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh,
than great treasure with trouble.
[17] Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is,
than a fattened calf with hatred.
[18] A wrathful man stirs up contention,
but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
[19] The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch,
but the path of the upright is a highway.
[20] A wise son makes a father glad,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
[21] Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom,
but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.
[22] Where there is no counsel, plans fail;
but in a multitude of counselors they are established.
[23] Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth.
How good is a word at the right time!
[24] The path of life leads upward for the wise,
to keep him from going downward to Sheol.
[25] Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud,
but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.
[26] Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked,
but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.
[27] He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
but he who hates bribes will live.
[28] The heart of the righteous weighs answers,
but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
[29] Yahweh is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
[30] The light of the eyes rejoices the heart.
Good news gives health to the bones.
[31] The ear that listens to reproof lives,
and will be at home among the wise.
[32] He who refuses correction despises his own soul,
but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.
[33] The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom.
Before honor is humility.

Proverbs 15:11 Sheol is the place of the dead.
Proverbs 15:24 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Proverbs 16 ()

[1] The plans of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.
[2] All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes,
but Yahweh weighs the motives.
[3] Commit your deeds to Yahweh,
and your plans shall succeed.
[4] Yahweh has made everything for its own end—
yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
[5] Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh;
they shall certainly not be unpunished.
[6] By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for.
By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.
[7] When a man’s ways please Yahweh,
he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
[8] Better is a little with righteousness,
than great revenues with injustice.
[9] A man’s heart plans his course,
but Yahweh directs his steps.
[10] Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king.
He shall not betray his mouth.
[11] Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s;
all the weights in the bag are his work.
[12] It is an abomination for kings to do wrong,
for the throne is established by righteousness.
[13] Righteous lips are the delight of kings.
They value one who speaks the truth.
[14] The king’s wrath is a messenger of death,
but a wise man will pacify it.
[15] In the light of the king’s face is life.
His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.
[16] How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
[17] The highway of the upright is to depart from evil.
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
[18] Pride goes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
[19] It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor,
than to divide the plunder with the proud.
[20] He who heeds the Word finds prosperity.
Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.
[21] The wise in heart shall be called prudent.
Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
[22] Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,
but the punishment of fools is their folly.
[23] The heart of the wise instructs his mouth,
and adds learning to his lips.
[24] Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
[25] There is a way which seems right to a man,
but in the end it leads to death.
[26] The appetite of the laboring man labors for him,
for his mouth urges him on.
[27] A worthless man devises mischief.
His speech is like a scorching fire.
[28] A perverse man stirs up strife.
A whisperer separates close friends.
[29] A man of violence entices his neighbor,
and leads him in a way that is not good.
[30] One who winks his eyes to plot perversities,
one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
[31] Gray hair is a crown of glory.
It is attained by a life of righteousness.
[32] One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
[33] The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is from Yahweh.

Proverbs 17 ()

[1] Better is a dry morsel with quietness,
than a house full of feasting with strife.
[2] A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame,
and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
[3] The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold,
but Yahweh tests the hearts.
[4] An evildoer heeds wicked lips.
A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
[5] Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker.
He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
[6] Children’s children are the crown of old men;
the glory of children is their parents.
[7] Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool,
much less do lying lips fit a prince.
[8] A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it;
wherever he turns, he prospers.
[9] He who covers an offense promotes love;
but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
[10] A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding
than a hundred lashes into a fool.
[11] An evil man seeks only rebellion;
therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
[12] Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man,
rather than a fool in his folly.
[13] Whoever rewards evil for good,
evil shall not depart from his house.
[14] The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam,
therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
[15] He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous,
both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
[16] Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
since he has no understanding?
[17] A friend loves at all times;
and a brother is born for adversity.
[18] A man void of understanding strikes hands,
and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
[19] He who loves disobedience loves strife.
One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
[20] One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity,
and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
[21] He who becomes the father of a fool grieves.
The father of a fool has no joy.
[22] A cheerful heart makes good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
[23] A wicked man receives a bribe in secret,
to pervert the ways of justice.
[24] Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding,
but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
[25] A foolish son brings grief to his father,
and bitterness to her who bore him.
[26] Also to punish the righteous is not good,
nor to flog officials for their integrity.
[27] He who spares his words has knowledge.
He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.
[28] Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise.
When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

Proverbs 18 ()

[1] A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness,
and defies all sound judgment.
[2] A fool has no delight in understanding,
but only in revealing his own opinion.
[3] When wickedness comes, contempt also comes,
and with shame comes disgrace.
[4] The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters.
The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
[5] To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good,
nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
[6] A fool’s lips come into strife,
and his mouth invites beatings.
[7] A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
[8] The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
[9] One who is slack in his work
is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
[10] Yahweh’s name is a strong tower:
the righteous run to him, and are safe.
[11] The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
[12] Before destruction the heart of man is proud,
but before honor is humility.
[13] He who answers before he hears,
that is folly and shame to him.
[14] A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness,
but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
[15] The heart of the discerning gets knowledge.
The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
[16] A man’s gift makes room for him,
and brings him before great men.
[17] He who pleads his cause first seems right—
until another comes and questions him.
[18] The lot settles disputes,
and keeps strong ones apart.
[19] A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
[20] A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth.
With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
[21] Death and life are in the power of the tongue;
those who love it will eat its fruit.
[22] Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing,
and obtains favor of Yahweh.
[23] The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
[24] A man of many companions may be ruined,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 19 ()

[1] Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
[2] It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge,
nor being hasty with one’s feet and missing the way.
[3] The foolishness of man subverts his way;
his heart rages against Yahweh.
[4] Wealth adds many friends,
but the poor is separated from his friend.
[5] A false witness shall not be unpunished.
He who pours out lies shall not go free.
[6] Many will entreat the favor of a ruler,
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
[7] All the relatives of the poor shun him;
how much more do his friends avoid him!
He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
[8] He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.
He who keeps understanding shall find good.
[9] A false witness shall not be unpunished.
He who utters lies shall perish.
[10] Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool,
much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
[11] The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.
It is his glory to overlook an offense.
[12] The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
[13] A foolish son is the calamity of his father.
A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
[14] House and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
[15] Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep.
The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
[16] He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
[17] He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh;
he will reward him.
[18] Discipline your son, for there is hope;
don’t be a willing party to his death.
[19] A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty,
for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
[20] Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
that you may be wise in your latter end.
[21] There are many plans in a man’s heart,
but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.
[22] That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness.
A poor man is better than a liar.
[23] The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment;
he rests and will not be touched by trouble.
[24] The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
[25] Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
[26] He who robs his father and drives away his mother
is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
[27] If you stop listening to instruction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
[28] A corrupt witness mocks justice,
and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.
[29] Penalties are prepared for scoffers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.