Also, how will we know if you are pleased with me and these people? If you go with us, then we will know for sure! If you don’t go with us, then I and these people will be no different than any other people on the earth.”
Proverbs 18:1 - Easy To Read Version Some people like to do things their own way. They get upset when people give them advice. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh And intermeddleth with all wisdom. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition HE WHO willfully separates and estranges himself [from God and man] seeks his own desire and pretext to break out against all wise and sound judgment. American Standard Version (1901) He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom. Common English Bible Unfriendly people look out for themselves; they bicker with sensible people. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach. |
Also, how will we know if you are pleased with me and these people? If you go with us, then we will know for sure! If you don’t go with us, then I and these people will be no different than any other people on the earth.”
If a person is sad, he is the only one that can feel that sadness. In the same way, if a person is happy, he is the only one that can feel that joy.
If you start an argument, it is like breaking a hole in a dam. So stop the argument before it becomes bigger and bigger.
A person who tells gossip about other people can’t be trusted. So don’t be friends with a person who talks too much.
Any fool can start an argument. So you should respect a person who refuses to argue.
Son, respect the Lord and the king. And don’t join with the people that are against them.
It is dangerous to become part of an argument between two people. It is the same as walking along the street and grabbing a dog by the ears.
My son, don’t ever let wisdom out of your sight! Guard your ability to think and plan wisely.
But I give people the ability\par to make good decisions\par and have good judgment.\par I give understanding and power!\par
I never sat with the crowd\par as they laughed and had fun.\par I sat by myself because of your\par influence on me.\par You filled me with anger\par at the evil around me.\par
They went to the prophets and to the priests at the temple of the Lord All-Powerful. Those men asked them this question: “For many years we have shown our sadness for the destruction of the temple. In the fifth month of each year we have had a special time of crying and fasting. Should we continue to do this?”
Jesus answered, “Only you can know the secret truths about the kingdom of heaven. Those other people cannot know these secret truths.
“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. One day a man found the treasure. The man was very happy to find the treasure. He hid the treasure in the field again. The man went and sold everything that he owned to buy that field.
The next morning, Jesus woke up very early. Jesus left the house while it was still dark. He went to a place to be alone and pray.
Jesus said, “Only you can know the secret truth about the kingdom of God. But to those other people I tell everything by using stories.
Greetings from Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus. God called me to be an apostle. {\cf2\super [1]} I was chosen to tell God’s Good News {\cf2\super [2]} to all people.
“So come away from those people\par and separate yourselves from them,\par says the Lord.\par Touch nothing that is not clean,\par and I will accept you.”\par \i (Isaiah 52:11)\i0 \par
You may eat any animal that has hooves [86] divided into two parts and that chews the cud. [87]