Dwelling In Safety

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Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for Himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto Him.  Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. There be many that say, “Who will shew us any good?” LORD, lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us.

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.  I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for Thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

Psalm 4:1-8

Wisdom For Kings, Princes, and For All

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 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

“What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

  “Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:  Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.”

“Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.  Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.  Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.  Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.”

Proverbs 31:1-9

The Mad Man

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As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,  So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, “Am not I in sport?”  Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.   The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Proverbs 27:18-22

Living With and Loving Our Neighbors

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Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.   Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:  Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

Proverbs 25:8-10

He That Ponders The Heart

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If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;   If thou sayest, “Behold, we knew it not;” doth not He that pondereth the heart consider, and He that keepeth thy soul, doth not He know, and shall not He render to every man according to his works?

Proverbs 24:10-12

Wounds Without Cause

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Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? Who hath babbling? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?   They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.   Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.   At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.   Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.   Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.   They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

Proverbs 23:29-35

Finding Life, Righteousness, and Honor

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 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.   A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.  Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.  The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Proverbs 21:21-26

Words for Living Life

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When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.  A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Proverbs 18:3 – 7

Justifies

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He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

Proverbs 17:15

I  believe that this going on in homes, schools, government agencies and courts of the United States of America..  I am praying for the exposure of these things.  We need, as a nation. to turn back to God through the Blood of Jesus Christ.

Jesus is the only hope for the U.S. of A. and the rest of the world.

THE EYES OF THE LORD

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A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.   The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.   The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Proverbs 15:1-3

Hear These Words Of Wisdom

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There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

Proverbs 14:12-16

The Light of the Righteous Rejoices

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There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.  The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.   The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.   Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.   Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.  Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life…

Proverbs 13:7-12

Delivery From Death

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The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.  Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but He casteth away the substance of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:1-3

Wisdom Speaks: Forsake the Foolish and Live

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She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,  Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,   “Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.  Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

Proverbs 9:3-6

Wisdom Speaks – He Who Finds Me Finds Life

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Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.   For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.  But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

Proverbs   8:34-36

 

Caught and Kissed

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…So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,  “I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.  Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.  I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.  I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.  Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.  For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:  He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.”

With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

Proverbs  7:13-21

GOD Hates These Things

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These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto Him:  A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,  An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,  A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Proverbs 6:16-18

Keeping the Path of the Righteous

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For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.  None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.   That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.  For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.  But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

Proverbs 2:18-22

Wisdom’s Cry

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Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:  She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,  “How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?  Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you…..”

Proverbs 1:20-23

The LORD Takes Pleasure In His People

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Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and His praise in the congregation of saints.  Let Israel rejoice in Him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Let them praise His name in the dance: let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp.  For the LORD taketh pleasure in His people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.   Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.   Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;  To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;  To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;  To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all His saints. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalm 149:1-9

 

Let The Righteous Smite Me

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LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto Thee.   Let my prayer be set forth before Thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.  Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.   Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.   Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.  But mine eyes are unto Thee, O GOD the Lord: in Thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.   Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.  Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.

Psalm 141:1-10