God is very wise\par and his power is very great.\par No person can fight God and not be hurt.\par
Proverbs 28:14 - Easy To Read Version If a person always respects the Lord, then that person will be blessed. But if a person is stubborn and refuses to respect the Lord, then he will have trouble. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Happy is the man that feareth alway: But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) is the man who reverently and worshipfully fears [the Lord] at all times [regardless of circumstances], but he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity. American Standard Version (1901) Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. Common English Bible Happy are those who are continually fearful, but those whose hearts are hard fall into trouble. Catholic Public Domain Version Blessed is the man who is ever fearful. Yet truly, whoever is hardened in mind will fall into evil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Blessed is the man that is always fearful: but he that is hardened in mind, shall fall into evil. |
God is very wise\par and his power is very great.\par No person can fight God and not be hurt.\par
Praise the Lord!\par A person who fears and respects the Lord will be very happy.\par That person loves God’s commands.\par
I keep the Lord before me always.\par And I will never leave his right side.\par
God says,\par “Don’t be stubborn,\par like you were at Meribah, {\cf2\super [526]} \par like you were at Massah {\cf2\super [527]} in the desert.\par
Then all of Pharaoh’s chariots and horse soldiers followed them into the sea.
The magicians used their tricks and did the same thing. So Pharaoh refused to listen to Moses and Aaron. This happened just like the Lord said.
Pharaoh ignored what Moses and Aaron had done. Pharaoh just turned and went into his house.
Don’t be jealous of evil people. But always try as hard as you can to respect the Lord.
If a person is stubborn and becomes more angry every time people tell him that he is doing wrong, then that person will be destroyed. There is no hope.
A sinner might do a hundred evil things. And he might have a long life. But I know that it is still better to obey and respect God.
I myself made all things.\par All things are here because I made them.”\par The Lord himself said these things.\par “Tell me, what people do I care for?\par I care for the poor people.\par I care for the people that are very sad.\par I care for people that obey my words.\par
“‘I will make an Agreement with the people of Israel and Judah. This Agreement will last forever. In this Agreement, I will never turn away from those people. I will always be good to them. I will make them want to respect me. Then they will never turn away from me.
That is true. But those branches were broken off because they did not believe. And you continue to be part of the tree only because you believe. Don’t be proud, but be afraid.
God has been very kind to you. And he has been patient with you. God has been waiting for you to change. But you think nothing of his kindness. Maybe you don’t understand that God is kind to you so that you will change your hearts and lives.
But you people are hard and stubborn. You refuse to change. So you are making your own punishment greater and greater. You will get that punishment on the day when God will show his anger. On that day people will see God’s right judgments.
And we still have that promise God gave those people. That promise is that we can enter and have God’s rest. {\cf2\super [22]} So we should be very careful, so that none of you fail to get that promise.
You pray to God and call him Father. God judges each man’s work equally. So while you are visiting \{here on earth\}, you should live with fear (respect) for God.