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This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.

Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.

Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.

If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,

…my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.

My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,

Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.

Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.

…for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.

Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.

My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.

With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness.

I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men.

When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.

It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,

…for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.

Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;

Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,

If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

Two things I ask of You—do not refuse me before I die:

Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.

You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned.

O my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel.

And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.

For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”

Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.

So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.

Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.

Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!

Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,

Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “He has set out to fight against you.” On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised:

Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.

Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?

Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.

Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.