Ecclesiastes 7
Wisdom and Folly Contrasted 1 A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day ofone’sdeath is better than the day of one’s birth. 2 It is better…
1 Samuel 11
Saul Defeats the Ammonites 1 Now Nahash the Ammonite came up and besieged Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us and we…
Genesis 18
Birth of Isaac Promised 1 Now the Lordappeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day. 2…
Ecclesiastes 8
Obey Rulers 1 Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom illumines him and causes his stern face to beam. 2…
1 Samuel 12
Samuel Addresses Israel 1 Then Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me and I have appointed a king…
Genesis 19
The Doom of Sodom 1 Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot sawthem,he rose to meet…
Ecclesiastes 9
Men Are in the Hand of God 1 For I have taken all this to my heart and explain it that righteous men, wise men, and their deeds are in…
1 Samuel 13
War with the Philistines 1 Saul wasthirtyyears old when he began to reign, and he reignedfortytwo years over Israel. 2 Now Saul chose for himself 3,000 men of Israel, of…
Ecclesiastes 10
A Little Foolishness 1 Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdomandhonor. 2 A wise man’s heartdirects himtoward the right, but the foolish…
Genesis 20
Abraham’s Treachery 1 Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of theNegev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar. 2 Abraham said of Sarah his…