“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does them, shall be like a wise man who built his house on the rock,
And He said to man, ‘See, the fear of יהוה, that is wisdom, and to turn from evil is understanding.’ ”
The fear of יהוה is the beginning of wisdom, All those doing them have a good understanding. His praise is standing forever.
The opening up of Your words gives light, Giving understanding to the simple.
I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your witnesses are my study.
As the whirlwind passes by, The wrong one is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
The wise in heart accepts commands, But one with foolish lips falls.
The wrong are overthrown, And are no more, But the house of the righteous stands.
The wisdom of the clever is to understand His way, But the folly of fools is deceit.
“For whoever does the desire of My Father who is in the heavens is My brother and sister and mother.”
“And I also say to you that you are Kĕ
“Who then is a trustworthy and wise servant, whom his master set over his household, to give them food in season?
“And five of them were wise, and five foolish.
but the wise took oil in their containers with their lamps.
“But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, indeed, there would not be enough for us and you. Instead, go to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’
and the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
“And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not do them, shall be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand,
But He said, “Blessed rather are those hearing the Word of Elohim and watching over it!”
“If you know these teachings, blessed are you if you do them.
“If you love Me, you shall guard My commands.
“If you guard My commands, you shall stay in My love, even as I have guarded My Father’s commands and stay in His love.
“You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.
For not the hearers of the Torah are righteous in the sight of Elohim, but the doers of the law shall be declared right.
And by this we know that we know Him, if we guard His commands.