Daily Bible Verses

²² The Lord detests lying lips,
but he delights in people who are trustworthy.

²³ The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,
but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.

²⁴ Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in forced labour.

²⁵ Anxiety weighs down the heart,
but a kind word cheers it up.

²⁶ The righteous choose their friends carefully,
but the way of the…

The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
    the righteous run to it and are safe.

The tongue has the power of life and death,
    and those who love it will eat its fruit. (Proverbs 18:21)

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He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh;
    he will reward him.

Blessed are those who do not follow advice which is based on wanting to do others down
Blessed are those who don’t stop attempting to do what is right.
Blessed are those who don’t ridicule what is loving and good.
Blessed are those who delight in who God is, as shown in the bible.
Blessed are those who day and night think about
* the one who brings peace to families (like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob)
* the one who brings peace to those who are abused (like Hebrew slaves in Egypt)
* the one who brings peace to those who are looking for a better life (giving them his…

1 Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked,
    nor stand on the path of sinners,
    nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in Yahweh’s^[…

^1-3Why do those with power seek to use it against people rather than for people?

^4-7From the perspective of our Father in Heaven, the one with real power, it is laughable that people should think that this is what power is for.

Laughable, this is, if it wasn’t so serious.
God rebukes them in his anger, and points them to how power is really exercised, by His Son on a hill top on a cross

^8-9The offer comes out from God:…

Here’s my problem:

O Lord, so many things, people and systems seem to be against me, and more seem to keep cropping up. - how many are my foes! Many are rising against me.
Many of those who know of my faith in you are saying to me “There is no help for you in God”

What do I know of my heavenly Father?

But you, O Lord, are a shield around me
It is what others see of you in me that causes them to respect me - you are my…

I say to God

Answer me when I call to you,
    my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;
    have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

God replies:

² How long will you people turn my glory into shame?
    How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?
[some of our distress is brought about by our own delusions about what is good]…

¹ Listen to my words, Lord, ² hear my cry for help,
    my King and my God, for to you I pray.
    ³ In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice and I wait expectantly.

⁴ For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
    ⁵ When we are arrogant…