So I put some of the people behind the lowest places along the wall. And I put them by the holes in the wall. I put families together, with their swords, spears, and bows.
Psalm 112:5 - Easy To Read Version It is good for a person\par to be kind and generous.\par It is good for a person\par to be fair in his business.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: He will guide his affairs with discretion. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is well with the man who deals generously and lends, who conducts his affairs with justice. [Ps. 37:26; Luke 6:35; Col. 4:5.] American Standard Version (1901) Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth; He shall maintain his cause in judgment. Common English Bible Those who lend generously are good people— as are those who conduct their affairs with justice. Catholic Public Domain Version Who is like the Lord, our God, who dwells on high, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who is as the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high: |
So I put some of the people behind the lowest places along the wall. And I put them by the holes in the wall. I put families together, with their swords, spears, and bows.
An evil man quickly borrows money\par and never pays it back.\par But a good man gives freely to other people.\par
The Lord is happy with a good person. But the Lord judges an evil person to be guilty.
Only a fool will promise to be responsible for another person’s debts.
A person that does sloppy work is almost as bad as a person that destroys things.
Wisdom will help you follow the example of good people. Wisdom will help you live the way good people live.
Don’t build your house before you plant your fields. Make sure that you are prepared to grow food before you build a place to live.
“I’m telling you to love your enemies and do good to them. Lend to people without expecting to get anything back. If you do these things, you will have a great reward. You will be children of the Most High (God). Yes, because God is good even to the people that are full of sin and not thankful.
All the people had enough to eat. When they finished, Jesus said to his followers, “Gather the pieces of fish and bread that were not eaten. Don’t waste anything.”
Don’t be lazy when you need to be working for the Lord. Be spiritually excited about serving him.
Very few people will die to save the life of another person, even if that other person is a good person. If the person is a very good person, then someone might be willing to die for that person.
So be very careful how you live. Don’t live like people who are not wise. But live wisely.
Be wise in the way you act with those people who are not believers. Use your time in the best way you can.