Lord, you heard what poor people want.\par Listen to their prayers\par and do what they ask!\par
Proverbs 11:23 - Easy To Read Version When good people get what they want, it brings more good. But when evil people get what they want, it brings only trouble. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The desire of the righteous is only good: But the expectation of the wicked is wrath. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The desire of the [consistently] righteous brings only good, but the expectation of the wicked brings wrath. American Standard Version (1901) The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the wicked is wrath. Common English Bible The desires of the righteous end up well, but the expectations of the wicked bring wrath. Catholic Public Domain Version The desire of the just is entirely good. The anticipation of the impious is fury. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation. |
Lord, you heard what poor people want.\par Listen to their prayers\par and do what they ask!\par
I try to serve God with all my heart.\par God, help me obey your commands.\par
I ask only one thing from the Lord:\par “Let me sit in his temple {\cf2\super [161]} all my life,\par so I can see the Lord’s beauty\par and visit his palace. {\cf2\super [162]} ”\par
The things good people hope for bring happiness. The things bad people hope for bring ruin.
If a person gives freely, then he will gain even more. But if a person refuses to give, then he will become poor.
After an evil man dies, there is no hope for him. Everything he hoped for is gone—all of it is worth nothing.
Good people are fair and honest in the things they plan to do. But don’t trust the things an evil person tells you.
Good people are rewarded for the good things they say. But evil people always want to do wrong.
My soul wants to be with you at night.\par And the spirit in me wants to be with you\par at the dawning of every new day.\par When your way of justice comes to the land,\par people will learn the right way of living.\par
Lord, I did not run away from you.\par I followed you.\par I became the shepherd {\cf2\super [140]} you wanted.\par I did not want the terrible day to come.\par Lord, you know the things I said.\par You see all that is happening.\par
What great blessings there are for the people that want to do right more than anything else {\cf2\super [59]} !\par God will fully satisfy them.\par
If we continue sinning, all we have is fear in waiting for the judgment and the angry fire that will destroy all people who live against God.