Be careful what you do, and always do what is right.
I wish I were more loyal in obeying your demands.
I thought about my life, and I decided to follow your rules.
When people’s steps follow the Lord, God is pleased with their ways.
He lifted me out of the pit of destruction, out of the sticky mud. He stood me on a rock and made my feet steady.
A person without wisdom enjoys being foolish, but someone with understanding does what is right.
Wicked people are stubborn, but good people think carefully about what they do.
Listen, my child, and be wise. Keep your mind on what is right.
Keep your eyes focused on what is right, and look straight ahead to what is good.
The Lord sees everything you do, and he watches where you go.
She gives little thought to life. She doesn’t even know that her ways are wrong.
Because they thought about it and stopped doing all the sins they had done, they will surely live; they will not die.
This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “Think about what you have done.
So be very careful how you live. Do not live like those who are not wise, but live wisely.
So do not be foolish but learn what the Lord wants you to do.
May your hearts be made strong so that you will be holy and without fault before our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
But the Lord is faithful and will give you strength and will protect you from the Evil One.
Keep on the right path, so the weak will not stumble but rather be strengthened.
And after you suffer for a short time, God, who gives all grace, will make everything right. He will make you strong and support you and keep you from falling. He called you to share in his glory in Christ, a glory that will continue forever.
