There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.
A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.
An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against the LORD.
Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.
Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
There are many plans in a man's heart, but the LORD's counsel will prevail.
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
A man's steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
The spirit of man is the LORD's lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.
A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.
The proud and haughty man, "scoffer" is his name; he works in the arrogance of pride.
A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to eternity.
A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.
A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, and don't associate with one who harbors anger:
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.
put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.
A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;
for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.
If you say, "Behold, we didn't know this;" doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?
Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting place:
for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.
Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."
I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.
Blessed is the man who always fears; but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until death; no one will support him.
A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.
One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad.
If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.
The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity; and they seek the life of the upright.
A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.
A man's pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.
The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in the LORD is kept safe.
Many seek the ruler's favor, but a man's justice comes from the LORD.
A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle: the man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
"Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don't have a man's understanding.
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent on a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maiden.
"So is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth, and says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'
for an unloved woman when she is married; and a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.
Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.
"Many women do noble things, but you excel them all."
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
Blessed is the man who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
the LORD, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me.
Many there are who say of my soul, "There is no help for him in God." Selah.
Many say, "Who will show us any good?" the LORD, let the light of your face shine on us.
You will destroy those who speak lies. the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
Arise, the LORD, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.
If a man doesn't relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.
what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?
Arise, the LORD! Don't let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.
Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.
to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more. For the Chief Musician. By David.
Help, the LORD; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
He who doesn't slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;
In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear the LORD; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change;
He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.
He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
which is as a bridegroom coming out of his room, like a strong man rejoicing to run his course.
the LORD's precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. the LORD's commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
What man is he who fears the LORD? He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose.
Consider my enemies, for they are many. They hate me with cruel hatred.
the LORD's voice is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even the LORD on many waters.
I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.
For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life.
In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.
Blessed is the man to whom the LORD doesn't impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in the LORD.
For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Oh taste and see that the LORD is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.
I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people.
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. the LORD, you preserve man and animal.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
A man's goings are established by the LORD. He delights in his way.
Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
But I, as a deaf man, don't hear. I am as a mute man who doesn't open his mouth.
Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.
But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.
Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath." Selah.
"Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn't know who shall gather.
When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity, You consume his wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath." Selah.
He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, and doesn't respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Many, the LORD, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can't be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
the LORD will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.
You are my King, God. Command victories for Jacob!
Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail.
But man, despite his riches, doesn't endure. He is like the animals that perish.
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.
Don't be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.
A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish. A Psalm by Asaph.
Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God's loving kindness endures continually.
"Behold, this is the man who didn't make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness."
But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend.
He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.
Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.
I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.
Give us help against the adversary, for the help of man is vain.
How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work. A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.
They plot injustice, saying, "We have made a perfect plan!" Surely man's mind and heart are cunning.
All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done.
Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.
Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.
You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
Arise, God! Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish man mocks you all day.
Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a teaching in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children;
that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments,
Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven.
He rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them food from the sky.
Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.
But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn't destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn't stir up all his wrath.
Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your might! Come to save us!
Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.
the LORD of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.
Those who sing as well as those who dance say, "All my springs are in you." A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Suffering of Affliction." A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite.
I am counted among those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has no help,
Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, "I have bestowed strength on the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.
No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.
if they break my statutes, and don't keep my commandments;
What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.
Blessed be the LORD forevermore. Amen, and Amen. BOOK IV A Prayer by Moses, the man of God.
You turn man to destruction, saying, "Return, you children of men."
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.
A senseless man doesn't know, neither does a fool understand this:
Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty.
He who disciplines the nations, won't he punish? He who teaches man knows.
the LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
Blessed is the man whom you discipline, Yah, and teach out of your law;
As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth:
wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart.
Man goes forth to his work, to his labor until the evening.
the LORD, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.
He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.
He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
They didn't destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,
Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.
For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is my helmet. Judah is my scepter.
Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain.
Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand.
because he didn't remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them.
Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who delights greatly in his commandments.
It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.
He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother of children. Praise Yah!
the LORD is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in man.
You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.
Then I wouldn't be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don't let me wander from your commandments.
I am a stranger on the earth. Don't hide your commandments from me.
You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.
I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free. HEY
Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.
I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.
I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes. ZAYIN
I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.
Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.
Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?
All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!
I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless. MEM
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.
I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.
Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe your precepts.
You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.
You are near, the LORD. All your commandments are truth.
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven't swerved from your testimonies.
I have hoped for your salvation, the LORD. I have done your commandments.
Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don't forget your commandments. A Song of Ascents.
Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.
Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won't be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. A Song of Ascents.
Behold, thus is the man blessed who fears the LORD.
Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say,
many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.
Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal;
who struck many nations, and killed mighty kings,
For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"
Deliver me, the LORD, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man;
An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Don't enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.
the LORD, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?
Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.
Don't put your trust in princes, each a son of man in whom there is no help.
He doesn't delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
He sends out his commandment to the earth. His word runs very swiftly.
Let them praise the name of the LORD, For he commanded, and they were created.
And among the lampstands was one like a son of man, clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.
His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.
When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, "Don't be afraid. I am the first and the last,
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he who receives it.
But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
But to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as don't have this teaching, who don't know what some call 'the deep things of Satan,' to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on you.
Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.
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 a guide to following the example of Jesus Christ. It should be our most earnest study to dwell upon the life of Jesus Christ. The Imitation of Christ.
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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 Birth of Mary.
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