"Thereforeeveryonewhohearsthesewordsof Mineand actson them, may be comparedto a wisemanwhobuilthis houseon the rock.
"Ifyou knowthese things,you are blessedifyou dothem.
But He said,"On the contrary,blessedare thosewho hearthe wordof Godand observeit."
By thiswe knowthat we have come to knowHim, ifwe keepHis commandments.
The fearof the LORDis the beginningof wisdom;A goodunderstandinghave allthose who do[His commandments]; His praiseenduresforever.
The wiseof heartwill receivecommands,But a babblingfoolwill be ruined.
"Ifyou loveMe, you will keepMy commandments.
"You are My friendsifyou dowhatI commandyou.
"And to manHe said,'Behold,the fearof the Lord,that is wisdom;And to departfrom evilis understanding.'"
"Ifyou keepMy commandments,you will abidein My love;justas I have keptMy Father'scommandmentsand abidein His love.
"For whoeverdoesthe willof My Fatherwho is in heaven,he is My brotherand sisterand mother."
I have moreinsightthanallmy teachers,For Your testimoniesare my meditation.
The unfoldingof Your wordsgiveslight;It givesunderstandingto the simple.
The wisdomof the sensibleis to understandhis way,But the foolishnessof foolsis deceit.
When the whirlwindpasses,the wickedis nomore,But the righteous[has] an everlastingfoundation.
The wickedare overthrownand are nomore, But the houseof the righteouswill stand.
"And the rainfell,and the floodscame,and the windsblewand slammed againstthat house;and [yet] it did not fall,for it had been foundedon the rock.
"Everyonewho hearsthesewordsof Mineand does not acton them, will be likea foolishmanwhobuilthis houseon the sand.
"I alsosayto you that you are Peter,and upon thisrockI will buildMy church;and the gatesof Hadeswill not overpowerit.
"Whothenis the faithfuland sensibleslavewhomhis masterput in chargeof his householdto givethem their foodat the proper time?
"Fiveof them were foolish,and fivewere prudent.
but the prudenttookoilin flasksalong with their lamps.
"But the prudentanswered,'No,there will not be enoughfor us and you [too]; goinsteadto the dealersand buy[some] for yourselves.'
for [it is] not the hearersof the Law[who] are justbeforeGod,but the doersof the Lawwill be justified.
