The backsliderin heartwill havehis fillof his own ways,But a goodmanwill [be satisfied] with his.
He also lovedcursing,so it cameto him; And he did not delightin blessing,so it was farfrom him.
A manwill be satisfiedwith goodby the fruitof his words,And the deedsof a man'shandswill returnto him.
Noharmbefallsthe righteous,But the wickedare filledwith trouble.
The heartknowsits ownbitterness,And a strangerdoes not shareits joy.
The naivebelieveseverything,But the sensiblemanconsidershis steps.
With the fruitof a man'smouthhis stomachwill be satisfied;He will be satisfied[with] the productof his lips.
Ifyou are wise,you are wisefor yourself, And if you scoff,you alonewill bearit.
Thussaysthe LORD,"Cursedis the manwhotrustsin mankindAnd makesfleshhis strength,And whose heartturnsawayfrom the LORD.
"Your own wickednesswill correctyou, And your apostasieswill reproveyou; Knowtherefore and seethat it is eviland bitterFor you to forsakethe LORDyour God,And the dreadof Me is not in you," declaresthe LordGODof hosts.
"Whythen has thispeople,Jerusalem,Turnedawayin continualapostasy?They holdfastto deceit,They refuseto return.
"Thus I have pouredout My indignationon them; I have consumedthem with the fireof My wrath;their wayI have broughtupon their heads,"declaresthe LordGOD.
SinceIsraelis stubbornLike a stubbornheifer,Can the LORDnowpasturethem Like a lambin a largefield?
And those who have turnedbackfrom followingthe LORD,And those whohave not soughtthe LORDor inquiredof Him."
but whoeverdrinksof the waterthat I will givehim shall neverthirst;but the waterthat I will givehim will becomein him a wellof waterspringingup to eternallife."
For our proud confidenceis this:the testimonyof our conscience,that in holinessand godlysincerity,not in fleshlywisdombut in the graceof God,we have conductedourselves in the world,and especiallytowardyou.
But each onemust examinehis ownwork,and thenhe will have[reason for] boastingin regardto himselfalone,and not in regardto another.
For the one who sowsto his ownfleshwill from the fleshreapcorruption,but the one who sowsto the Spiritwill from the Spiritreapeternallife.
Take care,brethren,that there not be in any oneof you an evil,unbelievingheartthat falls awayfrom the livingGod.
