To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.
It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.
It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.
Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
Do not give up your friend and your father's friend; and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your trouble: better is a neighbour who is near than a brother far off.
A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.
Better is open protest than love kept secret.
He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.
Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.
Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
For I am more like a beast than any man, I have no power of reasoning like a man:
Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels.
Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them.
For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.
She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.
For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.
My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.
There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered.
His ways are ever fixed; your decisions are higher than he may see: as for his haters, they are as nothing to him.
And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.
At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,
For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than the clouds.
Be lifted up, O God, higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
The Lord is high over all nations, and his glory is higher than the heavens.
It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man.
It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.
I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.
How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!
For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.
The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever.
I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word.
My soul is watching for the Lord more than those who are watching for the morning; yes, more than the watchers for the morning.
I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is greater than all other gods.
I will give worship before your holy Temple, praising your name for your mercy and for your unchanging faith: for you have made your word greater than all your name.
If I made up their number, it would be more than the grains of sand; when I am awake, I am still with you.
Such knowledge is a wonder greater than my powers; it is so high that I may not come near it.
Give ear to my cry, for I am made very low: take me out of the hands of my haters, for they are stronger than I.
He made me free from my strong hater, and from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.
And now my head will be lifted up higher than my haters who are round me: because of this I will make offerings of joy in his tent; I will make a song, truly I will make a song of praise to the Lord.
The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.
You have made my days no longer than a hand's measure; and my years are nothing in your eyes; truly, every man is but a breath. (Selah.)
For unnumbered evils are round about me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I am bent down with their weight; they are more than the hairs of my head, my strength is gone because of them.
O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.
Most of the teaching of Jesus are recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The Complete Sayings of Jesus presents every word spoken by Jesus in one place and provides an index to assist in finding specific ocassions, places and/or events. It is a must read aid for serious Bible study.
He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, saith the Lord. These are the words of Christ; and they direct us to imitate his life and character. The Imitation of Christ is guide to following the example of Jesus Christ. Let it be our most earnest study to dwell upon the life and example of Jesus.
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The Childrens Bible provides bible lessons from the Old and New testaments. There are 216 stories written in plain english. The stories are easy to read and understand but they are not just for childern. It is a pleasure to read and enjoy these important stories.
The Gospel of The Birth of Mary was attributed to St. Matthew and was received as genuine and authentic by early Christians. It is to be found in the works of Jerome, a Father of the Church in the 4th century and is translated from his collection.
The Book of Enoch is ascribed to the great-grandfather of Noah and is included in the cannon of some churches. It describes the fall of the angels (watchers), visions of heaven and hell and the birth of Noah. Quotes from the book of Enoch are found in the New Testament.
The First Book of Adam and Eve. Books 1 begins immediately after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. We learn about the fall but also of the promise to save Adam and his decendents. The story depicts mans struggle against evil, the devil and sin.
The Second Book of Adam and Eve. Discusses Adam's sorrow and death. The history of the patriarchs who lived before the Flood until the birth of Noah; the children of Seth on Mount Hermon and Cain's death. It ends with the testament and translation of Enoch.
The Infancy of Jesus Christ (Infancy Gospel of Thomas) relates the life of Jesus from the ages of five to twelve. It is believed that the document was transcribed from oral traditions some time prior to the second century. The ancient writing is possibly Gnostic and many early church leaders considered it heretical.
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