How he loved cursing—may it fall on him! He had no pleasure in blessing— may it be far from him!
Proverbs 14:14 - Tree of Life Version A backsliding heart partakes of its ways, and a good man is rewarded for his. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: And a good man shall be satisfied from himself. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The backslider in heart [from God and from fearing God] shall be filled with [the fruit of] his own ways, and a good man shall be satisfied with [the fruit of] his ways [with the holy thoughts and actions which his heart prompts and in which he delights]. American Standard Version (1901) The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man shall be satisfied from himself. Common English Bible Rebellious hearts receive satisfaction from their ways; the good receive the due reward for their deeds. Catholic Public Domain Version The foolish will be filled up by his own ways. And the good man shall be above him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A fool shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man shall be above him. |
How he loved cursing—may it fall on him! He had no pleasure in blessing— may it be far from him!
By the fruit of his mouth a man will be satisfied with good. The work of a man’s hands will reward him.
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.
From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is filled— with the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you scoff, you bear it alone.
Thus says Adonai: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, and depends on flesh as his arm, and whose heart turns from Adonai.
Your own wickedness will rebuke you and your backslidings will chide you. Know then and see how bad and bitter it is for you to forsake Adonai your God. Nor is fear of Me in you.” It is a declaration of the Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot.
Why then has this people—Jerusalem— turned away in perpetual backsliding? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.
Therefore I have poured out My fury on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; I have brought their own way upon their heads.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
For Israel is stubborn like a stubborn cow. Now Adonai will pasture them like a lamb in the open field.
those turning from following Adonai, not seeking Adonai or consulting Him.
But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty. The water that I give him will become a fountain of water within him, springing up to eternal life!”
For our reason for boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world, and most especially toward you, with simplicity and godly sincerity—not by human wisdom but by the grace of God.
Rather let each one examine his own work. Then he will have pride in himself alone and not in comparison to anyone else.
For the one who sows in the flesh will reap corruption from the flesh. But the one who sows in the Ruach will reap from the Ruach eternal life.
Take care, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil heart of unbelief that falls away from the living God.