from the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000 who were designated by name to come and make David king;
Ecclesiastes 8:5 - Tree of Life Version Whoever obeys his command will not experience harm, and a wise person’s heart discerns the proper time and procedure. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whoever observes the [king's] command will experience no harm, and a wise man's mind will know both when and what to do. American Standard Version (1901) Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart discerneth time and judgment: Common English Bible Whoever keeps a command will meet no harm, and the wise heart knows the right time and the right way Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever keeps the commandment will not experience evil. The heart of a wise man understands the time to respond. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that keepeth the commandments shall find no evil. The heart of a wise man understandeth time and answer. |
from the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000 who were designated by name to come and make David king;
Yet the midwives feared God, so they did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the boys live.
Wisdom is before the person of understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
The heart of the wise is to his right, and the heart of the fool is to his left.
A final word, when all has been heard: Fear God and keep His mitzvot! For this applies to all mankind.
A wise man has his eyes in his head, while the fool walks in the darkness. Yet, I also came to realize that the same destiny befalls them both.
I say: “Obey the king’s command, and especially in regard to the oath of God.
Oppressed is Ephraim, crushed by judgment, for he willingly followed a worthless thing.
Then He said to them, “Well then, give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
But Peter and John replied, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you decide.
For this reason also, ever since we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We keep asking God that you might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding—
But solid food is for the mature, who through practice have their senses trained to discern both good and evil.