Psalms and Proverbs bible study

 

Here is a bible study which contains seven Psalms and seven chapters of Proverbs to help you grow in your faith and to encourage you with good word.

Psalm 19 speaks of the glory of the Lord and all, and everything is heard, too

(Psalm 19:1)  To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

 

(Psalm 19:2)  Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.

 

(Psalm 19:3)  There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.

 

(Psalm 19:4)  Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,

 

(Psalm 19:5)  which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.

 

(Psalm 19:6)  Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.

 

(Psalm 19:7)  The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;

 

(Psalm 19:8)  the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;

 

(Psalm 19:9)  the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.

 

(Psalm 19:10)  More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.

 

(Psalm 19:11)  Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

 

(Psalm 19:12)  Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults.

 

(Psalm 19:13)  Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression.

 

(Psalm 19:14)  Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

 

Psalm 30 is an exhortation to praise the Lord

(Psalm 30:1)  A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple. I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me.

 

(Psalm 30:2)  O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.

 

(Psalm 30:3)  O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.

 

(Psalm 30:4)  Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.

 

(Psalm 30:5)  For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

 

(Psalm 30:6)  As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."

 

(Psalm 30:7)  By your favor, O LORD, you made my mountain stand strong; you hid your face; I was dismayed.

 

(Psalm 30:8)  To you, O LORD, I cry, and to the Lord I plead for mercy:

 

(Psalm 30:9)  "What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?

 

(Psalm 30:10)  Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!"

 

(Psalm 30:11)  You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

 

(Psalm 30:12)  that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

 

Psalm 37 the Lord encourages good, and punishes evil and this Psalm also gives various exhortations, too

(Psalm 37:1)  Of David. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!

 

(Psalm 37:2)  For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb.

 

(Psalm 37:3)  Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.

 

(Psalm 37:4)  Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

 

(Psalm 37:5)  Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.

 

(Psalm 37:6)  He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.

 

(Psalm 37:7)  Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

 

(Psalm 37:8)  Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.

 

(Psalm 37:9)  For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.

 

(Psalm 37:10)  In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.

 

(Psalm 37:11)  But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.

 

(Psalm 37:12)  The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him,

 

(Psalm 37:13)  but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.

 

(Psalm 37:14)  The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is upright;

 

(Psalm 37:15)  their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

 

(Psalm 37:16)  Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.

 

(Psalm 37:17)  For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

 

(Psalm 37:18)  The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever;

 

(Psalm 37:19)  they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance.

 

(Psalm 37:20)  But the wicked will perish; the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures; they vanish--like smoke they vanish away.

 

(Psalm 37:21)  The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;

 

(Psalm 37:22)  for those blessed by the LORD shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

 

(Psalm 37:23)  The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way;

 

(Psalm 37:24)  though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD upholds his hand.

 

(Psalm 37:25)  I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.

 

(Psalm 37:26)  He is ever lending generously, and his children become a blessing.

 

(Psalm 37:27)  Turn away from evil and do good; so shall you dwell forever.

 

(Psalm 37:28)  For the LORD loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

 

(Psalm 37:29)  The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell upon it forever.

 

(Psalm 37:30)  The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

 

(Psalm 37:31)  The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip.

 

(Psalm 37:32)  The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death.

 

(Psalm 37:33)  The LORD will not abandon him to his power or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.

 

(Psalm 37:34)  Wait for the LORD and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.

 

(Psalm 37:35)  I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.

 

(Psalm 37:36)  But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.

 

(Psalm 37:37)  Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.

 

(Psalm 37:38)  But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.

 

(Psalm 37:39)  The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

 

(Psalm 37:40)  The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.

 

Psalm 104 also is an exhortation to praise God who made all things, set boundaries and provides for them

(Psalm 104:1)  Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

 

(Psalm 104:2)  covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.

 

(Psalm 104:3)  He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind;

 

(Psalm 104:4)  he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire.

 

(Psalm 104:5)  He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.

 

(Psalm 104:6)  You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

 

(Psalm 104:7)  At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they took to flight.

 

(Psalm 104:8)  The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.

 

(Psalm 104:9)  You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.

 

(Psalm 104:10)  You make springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills;

 

(Psalm 104:11)  they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

 

(Psalm 104:12)  Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches.

 

(Psalm 104:13)  From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.

 

(Psalm 104:14)  You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth

 

(Psalm 104:15)  and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man's heart.

 

(Psalm 104:16)  The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

 

(Psalm 104:17)  In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees.

 

(Psalm 104:18)  The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.

 

(Psalm 104:19)  He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.

 

(Psalm 104:20)  You make darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep about.

 

(Psalm 104:21)  The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.

 

(Psalm 104:22)  When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens.

 

(Psalm 104:23)  Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening.

 

(Psalm 104:24)  O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

 

(Psalm 104:25)  Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great.

 

(Psalm 104:26)  There go the ships, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it.

 

(Psalm 104:27)  These all look to you, to give them their food in due season.

 

(Psalm 104:28)  When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.

 

(Psalm 104:29)  When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

 

(Psalm 104:30)  When you send forth your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.

 

(Psalm 104:31)  May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works,

 

(Psalm 104:32)  who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke!

 

(Psalm 104:33)  I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.

 

(Psalm 104:34)  May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

 

(Psalm 104:35)  Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD!

 

Psalm 118 is one of thanksgiving for all the help and good things the Lord does for everyone who seeks- He is a helper

(Psalm 118:1)  Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

 

(Psalm 118:2)  Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever."

 

(Psalm 118:3)  Let the house of Aaron say, "His steadfast love endures forever."

 

(Psalm 118:4)  Let those who fear the LORD say, "His steadfast love endures forever."

 

(Psalm 118:5)  Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free.

 

(Psalm 118:6)  The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?

 

(Psalm 118:7)  The LORD is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.

 

(Psalm 118:8)  It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

 

(Psalm 118:9)  It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

 

(Psalm 118:10)  All nations surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!

 

(Psalm 118:11)  They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!

 

(Psalm 118:12)  They surrounded me like bees; they went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!

 

(Psalm 118:13)  I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the LORD helped me.

 

(Psalm 118:14)  The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.

 

(Psalm 118:15)  Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the LORD does valiantly,

 

(Psalm 118:16)  the right hand of the LORD exalts, the right hand of the LORD does valiantly!"

 

(Psalm 118:17)  I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the LORD.

 

(Psalm 118:18)  The LORD has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death.

 

(Psalm 118:19)  Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.

 

(Psalm 118:20)  This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.

 

(Psalm 118:21)  I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.

 

(Psalm 118:22)  The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

 

(Psalm 118:23)  This is the LORD's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.

 

(Psalm 118:24)  This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

 

(Psalm 118:25)  Save us, we pray, O LORD! O LORD, we pray, give us success!

 

(Psalm 118:26)  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD.

 

(Psa 118:27)  The LORD is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar!

 

(Psalm 118:28)  You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you.

 

(Psa 118:29)  Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

 

Psalm 122 is an exhortation to go to the house of the Lord also to pray for Jerusalem’s peace

(Psalm 122:1)  A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!"

 

(Psalm 122:2)  Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!

 

(Psalm 122:3)  Jerusalem--built as a city that is bound firmly together,

 

(Psalm 122:4)  to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

 

(Psalm 122:5)  There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David.

 

(Psalm 122:6)  Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! "May they be secure who love you!

 

(Psalm 122:7)  Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!"

 

(Psalm 122:8)  For my brothers and companions' sake I will say, "Peace be within you!"

 

(Psalm 122:9)  For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.

 

Psalm 133 is one that encourages unity

(Psalm 133:1)  A Song of Ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!

 

(Psalm 133:2)  It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!

 

(Psalm 133:3)  It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the LORD has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.

 

Proverbs chapter 1 states the purpose of proverbs for wisdom, also encourages one to avoid evil and also to repent and states consequences for ignoring wisdom

(Proverbs 1:1)  The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

 

(Proverbs 1:2)  To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight,

 

(Proverbs 1:3)  to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

 

(Proverbs 1:4)  to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth--

 

(Proverbs 1:5)  Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,

 

(Proverbs 1:6)  to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.

 

(Proverbs 1:7)  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

 

(Proverbs 1:8)  Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching,

 

(Proverbs 1:9)  for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.

 

(Proverbs 1:10)  My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

 

(Proverbs 1:11)  If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason;

 

(Proverbs 1:12)  like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;

 

(Proverbs 1:13)  we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder;

 

(Proverbs 1:14)  throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse"--

 

(Proverbs 1:15)  my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths,

 

(Proverbs 1:16)  for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

 

(Proverbs 1:17)  For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird,

 

(Proverbs 1:18)  but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives.

 

(Proverbs 1:19)  Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors.

 

(Proverbs 1:20)  Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice;

 

(Proverbs 1:21)  at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:

 

(Proverbs 1:22)  "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?

 

(Proverbs 1:23)  If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.

 

(Proverbs 1:24)  Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,

 

(Proverbs 1:25)  because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof,

 

(Proverbs 1:26)  I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you,

 

(Proverbs 1:27)  when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.

 

(Proverbs 1:28)  Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

 

(Proverbs 1:29)  Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD,

 

(Proverbs 1:30)  would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof,

 

(Proverbs 1:31)  therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices.

 

(Proverbs 1:32)  For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them;

 

(Proverbs 1:33)  but whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster."

 

Proverbs 4 encourages people to keep and retain wisdom and stay straight

(Proverbs 4:1)  Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight,

 

(Proverbs 4:2)  for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching.

 

(Proverbs 4:3)  When I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother,

 

(Proverbs 4:4)  he taught me and said to me, "Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live.

 

(Proverbs 4:5)  Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.

 

(Proverbs 4:6)  Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.

 

(Proverbs 4:7)  The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.

 

(Proverbs 4:8)  Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.

 

(Proverbs 4:9)  She will place on your head a graceful garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown."

 

(Proverbs 4:10)  Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.

 

(Proverbs 4:11)  I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness.

 

(Proverbs 4:12)  When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble.

 

(Proverbs 4:13)  Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.

 

(Proverbs 4:14)  Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil.

 

(Proverbs 4:15)  Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on.

 

(Proverbs 4:16)  For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.

 

(Proverbs 4:17)  For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

 

(Proverbs 4:18)  But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

 

(Proverbs 4:19)  The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.

 

(Proverbs 4:20)  My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

 

(Proverbs 4:21)  Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart.

 

(Proverbs 4:22)  For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh.

 

(Proverbs 4:23)  Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

 

(Proverbs 4:24)  Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.

 

(Proverbs 4:25)  Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you.

 

(Proverbs 4:26)  Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.

 

(Proverbs 4:27)  Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.

 

Proverbs chapter 8, the wisdom chapter where this personified wisdom talks all about wisdom

(Proverbs 8:1)  Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice?

 

(Proverbs 8:2)  On the heights beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand;

 

(Proverbs 8:3)  beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:

 

(Proverbs 8:4)  "To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man.

 

(Proverbs 8:5)  O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense.

 

(Proverbs 8:6)  Hear, for I will speak noble things, and from my lips will come what is right,

 

(Proverbs 8:7)  for my mouth will utter truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

 

(Proverbs 8:8)  All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.

 

(Proverbs 8:9)  They are all straight to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.

 

(Proverbs 8:10)  Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold,

 

(Proverbs 8:11)  for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.

 

(Proverbs 8:12)  "I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

 

(Proverbs 8:13)  The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.

 

(Proverbs 8:14)  I have counsel and sound wisdom; I have insight; I have strength.

 

(Proverbs 8:15)  By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just;

 

(Proverbs 8:16)  by me princes rule, and nobles, all who govern justly.

 

(Proverbs 8:17)  I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.

 

(Proverbs 8:18)  Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.

 

(Proverbs 8:19)  My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver.

 

(Proverbs 8:20)  I walk in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice,

 

(Proverbs 8:21)  granting an inheritance to those who love me, and filling their treasuries.

 

(Proverbs 8:22)  "The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old.

 

(Proverbs 8:23)  Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth.

 

(Proverbs 8:24)  When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water.

 

(Proverbs 8:25)  Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth,

 

(Proverbs 8:26)  before he had made the earth with its fields, or the first of the dust of the world.

 

(Proverbs 8:27)  When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,

 

(Proverbs 8:28)  when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep,

 

(Proverbs 8:29)  when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

 

(Proverbs 8:30)  then I was beside him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always,

 

(Proverbs 8:31)  rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man.

 

(Proverbs 8:32)  "And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways.

 

(Proverbs 8:33)  Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it.

 

(Proverbs 8:34)  Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors.

 

(Proverbs 8:35)  For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD,

 

(Proverbs 8:36)  but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death."

 

Proverbs chapter 9 deals with the wise woman, the foolish woman and in between some good advice.

(Proverbs 9:1)  Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars.

 

(Proverbs 9:2)  She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table.

 

(Proverbs 9:3)  She has sent out her young women to call from the highest places in the town,

 

(Proverbs 9:4)  "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" To him who lacks sense she says,

 

(Proverbs 9:5)  "Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed.

 

(Proverbs 9:6)  Leave your simple ways, and live, and walk in the way of insight."

 

(Proverbs 9:7)  Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.

 

(Proverbs 9:8)  Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

 

(Proverbs 9:9)  Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

 

(Proverbs 9:10)  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

 

(Proverbs 9:11)  For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.

 

(Proverbs 9:12)  If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

 

(Proverbs 9:13)  The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing.

 

(Proverbs 9:14)  She sits at the door of her house; she takes a seat on the highest places of the town,

 

(Proverbs 9:15)  calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way,

 

(Proverbs 9:16)  "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" And to him who lacks sense she says,

 

(Proverbs 9:17)  "Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant."

 

(Proverbs 9:18)  But he does not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

 

Proverbs chapter 16 gives good advice for many situations and to trust God

(Proverbs 16:1)  The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

 

(Proverbs 16:2)  All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit.

 

(Proverbs 16:3)  Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established.

 

(Proverbs 16:4)  The LORD has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.

 

(Proverbs 16:5)  Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the LORD; be assured, he will not go unpunished.

 

(Proverbs 16:6)  By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns away from evil.

 

(Proverbs 16:7)  When a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

 

(Proverbs 16:8)  Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

 

(Proverbs 16:9)  The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.

 

(Proverbs 16:10)  An oracle is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.

 

(Proverbs 16:11)  A just balance and scales are the LORD's; all the weights in the bag are his work.

 

(Proverbs 16:12)  It is an abomination to kings to do evil, for the throne is established by righteousness.

 

(Proverbs 16:13)  Righteous lips are the delight of a king, and he loves him who speaks what is right.

 

(Proverbs 16:14)  A king's wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise man will appease it.

 

(Proverbs 16:15)  In the light of a king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.

 

(Proverbs 16:16)  How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

 

(Proverbs 16:17)  The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life.

 

(Proverbs 16:18)  Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

 

(Proverbs 16:19)  It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

 

(Proverbs 16:20)  Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

 

(Proverbs 16:21)  The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.

 

(Proverbs 16:22)  Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

 

(Proverbs 16:23)  The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

 

(Proverbs 16:24)  Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

 

(Proverbs 16:25)  There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

 

(Proverbs 16:26)  A worker's appetite works for him; his mouth urges him on.

 

(Proverbs 16:27)  A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

 

(Proverbs 16:28)  A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

 

(Proverbs 16:29)  A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him in a way that is not good.

 

(Proverbs 16:30)  Whoever winks his eyes plans dishonest things; he who purses his lips brings evil to pass.

 

(Proverbs 16:31)  Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.

 

(Proverbs 16:32)  Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

 

(Proverbs 16:33)  The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

 

Proverbs chapter 18 is filled with more good advice and suggestions

(Proverbs 18:1)  Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.

 

(Proverbs 18:2)  A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.

 

(Proverbs 18:3)  When wickedness comes, contempt comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace.

 

(Proverbs 18:4)  The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

 

(Proverbs 18:5)  It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice.

 

(Proverbs 18:6)  A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.

 

(Proverbs 18:7)  A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

 

(Proverbs 18:8)  The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

 

(Proverbs 18:9)  Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.

 

(Proverbs 18:10)  The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

 

(Proverbs 18:11)  A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination.

 

(Proverbs 18:12)  Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

 

(Proverbs 18:13)  If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.

 

(Proverbs 18:14)  A man's spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

 

(Proverbs 18:15)  An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

 

(Proverbs 18:16)  A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.

 

(Proverbs 18:17)  The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.

 

(Proverbs 18:18)  The lot puts an end to quarrels and decides between powerful contenders.

 

(Proverbs 18:19)  A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

 

(Proverbs 18:20)  From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.

 

(Proverbs 18:21)  Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

 

(Proverbs 18:22)  He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

 

(Proverbs 18:23)  The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.

 

(Proverbs 18:24)  A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

 

Proverbs chapter 24 then also gives advice to avoid evil and laziness also to be wise and seek wisdom

(Proverbs 24:1)  Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them,

 

(Proverbs 24:2)  for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.

 

(Proverbs 24:3)  By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;

 

(Proverbs 24:4)  by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

 

(Proverbs 24:5)  A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might,

 

(Proverbs 24:6)  for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.

 

(Proverbs 24:7)  Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

 

(Proverbs 24:8)  Whoever plans to do evil will be called a schemer.

 

(Proverbs 24:9)  The devising of folly is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.

 

(Proverbs 24:10)  If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.

 

(Proverbs 24:11)  Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.

 

(Proverbs 24:12)  If you say, "Behold, we did not know this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not repay man according to his work?

 

(Proverbs 24:13)  My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.

 

(Proverbs 24:14)  Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

 

(Proverbs 24:15)  Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do no violence to his home;

 

(Proverbs 24:16)  for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.

 

(Proverbs 24:17)  Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,

 

(Proverbs 24:18)  lest the LORD see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him.

 

(Proverbs 24:19)  Fret not yourself because of evildoers, and be not envious of the wicked,

 

(Proverbs 24:20)  for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

 

(Proverbs 24:21)  My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not join with those who do otherwise,

 

(Proverbs 24:22)  for disaster will arise suddenly from them, and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?

 

(Proverbs 24:23)  These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good.

 

(Proverbs 24:24)  Whoever says to the wicked, "You are in the right," will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,

 

(Proverbs 24:25)  but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will come upon them.

 

(Proverbs 24:26)  Whoever gives an honest answer kisses the lips.

 

(Proverbs 24:27)  Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.

 

(Proverbs 24:28)  Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

 

(Proverbs 24:29)  Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done."

 

(Proverbs 24:30)  I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,

 

(Proverbs 24:31)  and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

 

(Proverbs 24:32)  Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.

 

(Proverbs 24:33)  A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

 

(Proverbs 24:34)  and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

 

The Psalms and Proverbs are one of God’s ways in the bible to give good advice to live a godly life free of evil but also to give praise, honor and thanks to God, who made us and protects and provides for us. He would also send His Son Jesus to die for our sins so we can live eternally. He loves us that much to do that, and Jesus went willingly, also wanting to see the relationship between man and God be restored, that was separated by sin. Jesus’ death on the cross atoned for all sin and paid the price, enabling this relationship to be possible to those who accept the gift of salvation Jesus provided on the cross. There is nothing that can compare with a relationship with God, nothing can come even remotely close to it. I am now including a prayer which you can now use to invite Jesus in your heart and start this wonderful relationship to which nothing can compare. Please pray this prayer with me now

Dear God in heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I acknowledge to You that I am a sinner, and I am sorry for my sins and the life that I have lived; I need your forgiveness. I believe that your only begotten Son Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross at Calvary and died for my sins, and I am now willing to turn from my sin. You said in Your Holy Word, Romans 10:9 that if we confess Jesus as our Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, we will be saved. Right now I confess Jesus as the Lord of my soul. With my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior and according to His Word, right now I am saved. Thank you Jesus for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins. I thank you Jesus that your grace never leads to license, but rather it always leads to repentance. Therefore Lord Jesus transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself. Thank you Jesus for dying for me and giving me eternal life.

Amen.

 

God bless you and yours