John 3

John 3 (Amplified Bible)

John 3

 ¹NOW THERE was a certain man among the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler (a leader, an authority) among the Jews,     ²Who came to Jesus at night and said to Him, Rabbi, we know and are certain that You have come from God [as] a Teacher; for no one can do these signs (these wonderworks, these miracles--and produce the proofs) that You do unless God is with him.
    ³Jesus answered him, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that unless a person is born again (anew, from above), he cannot ever see (know, be acquainted with, and experience) the kingdom of God.
    ⁴Nicodemus said to Him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born?
    ⁵Jesus answered, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, unless a man is born of water and [^[a]even] the Spirit, he cannot [ever] enter the kingdom of God.^{(A)
    6}What is born of [from] the flesh is flesh [of the physical is physical]; and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
    ⁷Marvel not [do not be surprised, astonished] at My telling you, You must all be born anew (from above).
    ⁸The wind blows (breathes) where it wills; and though you hear its sound, yet you neither know where it comes from nor where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.
    ⁹Nicodemus answered by asking, How can all this be possible?
    ¹⁰Jesus replied, Are you the teacher of Israel, and yet do not know nor understand these things? [Are they strange to you?]
    ¹¹I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, We speak only of what we know [we know absolutely what we are talking about]; we have actually seen what we are testifying to [we were eyewitnesses of it]. And still you do not receive our testimony [you reject and refuse our evidence--that of Myself and of all those who are born of the Spirit].
    ¹²If I have told you of things that happen right here on the earth and yet none of you believes Me, how can you believe (trust Me, adhere to Me, rely on Me) if I tell you of heavenly things?
    ¹³And yet no one has ever gone up to heaven, but there is One Who has come down from heaven--the Son of Man [Himself], ^[b]Who is (dwells, has His home) in heaven.
    ¹⁴And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert [on a pole], so must [so it is necessary that] the Son of Man be lifted up [on the cross],^{(B)
    15}In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him, trusts Him, and relies on Him] may ^[c]not perish, but have eternal life and [actually] live forever!
    ¹⁶For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (^[d]unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.
    ¹⁷For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject, to condemn, to pass sentence on) the world, but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him.
    ¹⁸He who believes in Him [who clings to, trusts in, relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment; for him there is no rejection, no condemnation--he incurs no damnation]; but he who does not believe (cleave to, rely on, trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God. [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ's name.]
    ¹⁹The [basis of the] judgment (indictment, the test by which men are judged, the ground for the sentence) lies in this: the Light has come into the world, and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light, for their works (deeds) were evil.^{(C)
    20}For every wrongdoer hates (loathes, detests) the Light, and will not come out into the Light but shrinks from it, lest his works (his deeds, his activities, his conduct) be exposed and reproved.
    ²¹But he who practices truth [who does what is right] comes out into the Light; so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are--wrought with God [divinely prompted, done with God's help, in dependence upon Him].
    ²²After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the land (the countryside) of Judea, where He remained with them, and baptized.
    ²³But John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, for there was an abundance of water there, and the people kept coming and being baptized.
    ²⁴For John had not yet been thrown into prison.
    ²⁵Therefore there arose a controversy between some of John's disciples and a Jew in regard to purification.
    ²⁶So they came to John and reported to him, Rabbi, the Man Who was with you on the other side of the Jordan [^[e]at the Jordan crossing]--and to Whom you yourself have borne testimony--notice, here He is baptizing too, and everybody is flocking to Him!
    ²⁷John answered, A man can receive nothing [he can claim nothing, he can ^[f]take unto himself nothing] except as it has been granted to him from heaven. [A man must be content to receive the gift which is given him from heaven; there is no other source.]
    ²⁸You yourselves are my witnesses [you personally bear me out] that I stated, I am not the Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), but I have [only] been sent before Him [in advance of Him, to be His appointed forerunner, His messenger, His announcer].^{(D)
    29}He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the groomsman who stands by and listens to him rejoices greatly and heartily on account of the bridegroom's voice. This then is my pleasure and joy, and it is now complete. [S. of Sol. 5:1.]
    ³⁰He must increase, but I must decrease. [He must grow more prominent; I must grow less so.]^{(E)
    31}He Who comes from above (heaven) is [far] above all [others]; he who comes from the earth belongs to the earth, and talks the language of earth [his words are from an earthly standpoint]. He Who comes from heaven is [far] above all others [far superior to all others in prominence and in excellence].
    ³²It is to what He has [actually] seen and heard that He bears testimony, and yet no one accepts His testimony [no one receives His evidence as true].
    ³³Whoever receives His testimony has set his seal of approval to this: God is true. [That man has definitely certified, acknowledged, declared once and for all, and is himself assured that it is divine truth that God cannot lie].
    ³⁴For since He Whom God has sent speaks the words of God [proclaims God's own message], God does not give Him His Spirit sparingly or by measure, but boundless is the gift God makes of His Spirit!^{(F)
    35}The Father loves the Son and has given (entrusted, committed) everything into His hand.^{(G)
    36}And he who believes in (has faith in, clings to, relies on) the Son has (now possesses) eternal life. But whoever disobeys (is unbelieving toward, refuses to trust in, disregards, is not subject to) the Son will never see (experience) life, but [instead] the wrath of God abides on him. [God's displeasure remains on him; His indignation hangs over him continually.]^(H)
   

Footnotes:

1. John 3:5 The Greek "kai" ("and") may be rendered "even."
2. John 3:13 Some manuscripts add this phrase.
3. John 3:15 Some manuscripts add this phrase.
4. John 3:16 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary.
5. John 3:26 George M. Lamsa, The New Testament.
6. John 3:27 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament.

Cross references:

1. John 3:5 : Ezek 36:25-27
2. John 3:14 : Num 21:9
3. John 3:19 : Isa 5:20
4. John 3:28 : Mal 3:1
5. John 3:30 : Isa 9:7
6. John 3:34 : Deut 18:18
7. John 3:35 : Dan 7:14
8. John 3:36 : Hab 2:4

Proverbs 18 (with text - press on more info.)

psalms 110

Psalm 110 (Amplified Bible)

Psalm 110

A Psalm of David.

 ¹THE LORD (God) says to my Lord (the Messiah), Sit at My right hand, until I make Your adversaries Your footstool.^{(A)     2}The Lord will send forth from Zion the scepter of Your strength; rule, then, in the midst of Your foes.^{(B)
    3}Your people will offer themselves willingly in the day of Your power, in the beauty of holiness and in holy array out of the womb of the morning; to You [will spring forth] Your young men, who are as the dew.
    ⁴The Lord has sworn and will not revoke or change it: You are a priest forever, after the manner and order of Melchizedek.^{(C)
    5}The Lord at Your right hand will shatter kings in the day of His indignation.
    ⁶He will execute judgment [in overwhelming punishment] upon the nations; He will fill the valleys with the dead bodies, He will crush the [chief] heads over lands many and far extended.^{(D)
    7}He will drink of the brook by the way; therefore will He lift up His head [triumphantly].
   

Cross references:

1. Psalm 110:1 : Matt 26:64; Acts 2:34; I Cor 15:25; Col 3:1; Heb 12:2
2. Psalm 110:2 : Rom 11:26, 27
3. Psalm 110:4 : Heb 5:10; 7:11, 15, 21
4. Psalm 110:6 : Ezek 38:21, 22; 39:11, 12

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PSALM 110

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Proverbs 17 (with text - press on more info.)

Psalms 116

Psalm 116 (Amplified Bible)

Psalm 116

 ¹I LOVE the Lord, because He has heard [and now hears] my voice and my supplications.     ²Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live.
    ³The cords and sorrows of death were around me, and the terrors of Sheol (the place of the dead) had laid hold of me; I suffered anguish and grief (trouble and sorrow).
    ⁴Then called I upon the name of the Lord: O Lord, I beseech You, save my life and deliver me!
    ⁵Gracious is the Lord, and [rigidly] righteous; yes, our God is merciful.
    ⁶The Lord preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He helped and saved me.
    ⁷Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.^{(A)
    8}For You have delivered my life from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling and falling.
    ⁹I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
    ¹⁰I believed (trusted in, relied on, and clung to my God), and therefore have I spoken [even when I said], I am greatly afflicted.^{(B)
    11}I said in my haste, All men are deceitful and liars.
    ¹²What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits toward me? [How can I repay Him for all His bountiful dealings?]
    ¹³I will lift up the cup of salvation and deliverance and call on the name of the Lord.
    ¹⁴I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all His people.
    ¹⁵Precious (important and no light matter) in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints (His loving ones).
    ¹⁶O Lord, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid; You have loosed my bonds.
    ¹⁷I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call on the name of the Lord.
    ¹⁸I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all His people,
    ¹⁹In the courts of the Lord's house--in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
   

Cross references:

1. Psalm 116:7 : Matt 11:29
2. Psalm 116:10 : II Cor 4:13

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Psalm 111

Psalm 111 (Amplified Bible)

Psalm 111

 ¹PRAISE THE Lord! (Hallelujah!) I will praise and give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart in the council of the upright and in the congregation.     ²The works of the Lord are great, sought out by all those who have delight in them.
    ³His work is honorable and glorious, and His righteousness endures forever.
    ⁴He has made His wonderful works to be remembered; the Lord is gracious, merciful, and full of loving compassion.
    ⁵He has given food and provision to those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him; He will remember His covenant forever and imprint it [on His mind].^{(A)
    6}He has declared and shown to His people the power of His works in giving them the heritage of the nations [of Canaan].
    ⁷The works of His hands are [absolute] truth and justice [faithful and right]; and all His decrees and precepts are sure (fixed, established, and trustworthy).
    ⁸They stand fast and are established forever and ever and are done in [absolute] truth and uprightness.
    ⁹He has sent redemption to His people; He has commanded His covenant to be forever; holy is His name, inspiring awe, reverence, and godly fear.
    ¹⁰The reverent fear and worship of the Lord is the beginning of ^[a]Wisdom and skill [the preceding and the first essential, the prerequisite and the alphabet]; a good understanding, wisdom, and meaning have all those who do [the will of the Lord]. Their praise of Him endures forever. [Job. 28:28; Prov. 1:7; Matt. 22:37, 38; Rev. 14:7.]
   

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 111:10 See footnote on Job 28:12.

Cross references:

1. Psalm 111:5 : Deut 10:12; Ps 96:9

Proverbs 16 (with text - press on more info.)

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Romans 3

Romans 3 (Amplified Bible)

Romans 3

 ¹THEN WHAT advantage remains to the Jew? [How is he favored?] Or what is the value or benefit of circumcision?     ²Much in every way. To begin with, to the Jews were entrusted the oracles (the brief communications, the intentions, the utterances) of God.^{(A)
    3}What if some did not believe and were without faith? Does their lack of faith and their faithlessness nullify and make ineffective and void the faithfulness of God and His fidelity [to His Word]?
    ⁴By no means! Let God be found true though every human being is false and a liar, as it is written, That You may be justified and shown to be upright in what You say, and prevail when You are judged [by sinful men].^{(B)
    5}But if our unrighteousness thus establishes and exhibits the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust and wrong to inflict His wrath upon us [Jews]? I speak in a [purely] human way.
    ⁶By no means! Otherwise, how could God judge the world?
    ⁷But [you say] if through my falsehood God's integrity is magnified and advertised and abounds to His glory, why am I still being judged as a sinner?
    ⁸And why should we not do evil that good may come?--as some slanderously charge us with teaching. Such [false teaching] is justly condemned by them.
    ⁹Well then, are we [Jews] superior and better off than they? No, not at all. We have already charged that all men, both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles), are under sin [held down by and subject to its power and control].
    ¹⁰As it is written, None is righteous, just and truthful and upright and conscientious, no, not one.^{(C)
    11}No one understands [no one intelligently discerns or comprehends]; no one seeks out God.^{(D)
    12}All have turned aside; together they have gone wrong and have become unprofitable and worthless; no one does right, not even one!
    ¹³Their throat is a yawning grave; they use their tongues to deceive (to mislead and to deal treacherously). The venom of asps is beneath their lips.^{(E)
    14}Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.^{(F)
    15}Their feet are swift to shed blood.
    ¹⁶Destruction [as it dashes them to pieces] and misery mark their ways.
    ¹⁷And they have no experience of the way of peace [they know nothing about peace, for a peaceful way they do not even recognize].^{(G)
    18}There is no [reverential] fear of God before their eyes.^{(H)
    19}Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that [the murmurs and excuses of] every mouth may be hushed and all the world may be held accountable to God.
    ²⁰For no person will be justified (made righteous, acquitted, and judged acceptable) in His sight by observing the works prescribed by the Law. For [the real function of] the Law is to make men recognize and be conscious of sin [^[a]not mere perception, but an acquaintance with sin which works toward repentance, faith, and holy character].
    ²¹But now the righteousness of God has been revealed independently and altogether apart from the Law, although actually it is attested by the Law and the Prophets,
    ²²Namely, the righteousness of God which comes by believing with personal trust and confident reliance on Jesus Christ (the Messiah). [And it is meant] for all who believe. For there is no distinction,
    ²³Since all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory ^[b]which God bestows and receives.
    ²⁴[All] are justified and made upright and in right standing with God, freely and gratuitously by His grace (His unmerited favor and mercy), through the redemption which is [provided] in Christ Jesus,
    ²⁵Whom God put forward [^[c]before the eyes of all] as a mercy seat and propitiation by His blood [the cleansing and life-giving sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation, to be received] through faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in His divine forbearance He had passed over and ignored former sins without punishment.
    ²⁶It was to demonstrate and prove at the present time (^[d]in the now season) that He Himself is righteous and that He justifies and accepts as righteous him who has [true] faith in Jesus.
    ²⁷Then what becomes of [our] pride and [our] boasting? It is excluded (banished, ruled out entirely). On what principle? [On the principle] of doing good deeds? No, but on the principle of faith.
    ²⁸For we hold that a man is justified and made upright by faith independent of and distinctly apart from good deeds (works of the Law). [The observance of the Law has nothing to do with justification.]
    ²⁹Or is God merely [the God] of Jews? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
    ³⁰Since it is one and the same God Who will justify the circumcised by faith [^[e]which germinated from Abraham] and the uncircumcised through their [newly acquired] faith. [For it is the same trusting faith in both cases, a firmly relying faith in Jesus Christ].
    ³¹Do we then by [this] faith make the Law of no effect, overthrow it or make it a dead letter? Certainly not! On the contrary, we confirm and establish and uphold the Law.
   

Footnotes:

1. Romans 3:20 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
2. Romans 3:23 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
3. Romans 3:25 Johann Bengel, Gnomon Novi Testamenti.
4. Romans 3:26 Literal translation.
5. Romans 3:30 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.

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If you’re not too scared ask your family this important question.

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Proverbs 14 (with text - press on more info.)

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Psalm 113

Psalm 113 (Amplified Bible)

Psalm 113

 ¹PRAISE THE Lord! (Hallelujah!) Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!     ²Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forever
    ³From the rising of the sun to the going down of it and from east to west, the name of the Lord is to be praised!
    ⁴The Lord is high above all nations, and His glory above the heavens!
    ⁵Who is like the Lord our God, Who has His seat on high,
    ⁶Who humbles Himself to regard the heavens and the earth!^{(A)
    7}[The Lord] raises the poor out of the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap and the dung hill,
    ⁸That He may seat them with princes, even with the princes of His people.
    ⁹He makes the barren woman to be a homemaker and a joyful mother of [spiritual] children. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
   

Cross references:

1. Psalm 113:6 : Ps 138:6; Isa 57:15

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Psalm 118 (Amplified Bible)

Psalm 118

 ¹O GIVE thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever!     ²Let Israel now say that His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.
    ³Let the house of Aaron [the priesthood] now say that His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.
    ⁴Let those now who reverently and worshipfully fear the Lord say that His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.
    ⁵Out of my distress I called upon the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free and in a large place.
    ⁶The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?^{(A)
    7}The Lord is on my side and takes my part, He is among those who help me; therefore shall I see my desire established upon those who hate me.
    ⁸It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
    ⁹It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
    ¹⁰All nations (the surrounding tribes) compassed me about, but in the name of the Lord I will cut them off!
    ¹¹They compassed me about, yes, they surrounded me on every side; but in the name of the Lord I will cut them off!
    ¹²They swarmed about me like bees, they blaze up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns; in the name of the Lord I will cut them off!^{(B)
    13}You [my adversary] thrust sorely at me that I might fall, but the Lord helped me.
    ¹⁴The Lord is my Strength and Song; and He has become my Salvation.
    ¹⁵The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents and private dwellings of the [uncompromisingly] righteous: the right hand of the Lord does valiantly and achieves strength!
    ¹⁶The right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly and achieves strength!
    ¹⁷I shall not die but live, and shall declare the works and recount the illustrious acts of the Lord.
    ¹⁸The Lord has chastened me sorely, but He has not given me over to death.^{(C)
    19}Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness; I will enter through them, and I will confess and praise the Lord.
    ²⁰This is the gate of the Lord; the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall enter through it.^{(D)
    21}I will confess, praise, and give thanks to You, for You have heard and answered me; and You have become my Salvation and Deliverer.
    ²²The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
    ²³This is from the Lord and is His doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.^{(E)
    24}This is the day which the Lord has brought about; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
    ²⁵Save now, we beseech You, O Lord; send now prosperity, O Lord, we beseech You, and give to us success!
    ²⁶Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; we bless you from the house of the Lord [you who come into His sanctuary under His guardianship].^{(F)
    27}The Lord is God, Who has shown and given us light [He has illuminated us with grace, freedom, and joy]. Decorate the festival with leafy boughs and bind the sacrifices to be offered with thick cords [all over the priest's court, right up] to the horns of the altar.
    ²⁸You are my God, and I will confess, praise, and give thanks to You; You are my God, I will extol You.
    ²⁹O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.
   

Cross references:

1. Psalm 118:6 : Heb 13:6
2. Psalm 118:12 : Deut 1:44
3. Psalm 118:18 : II Cor 6:9
4. Psalm 118:20 : Ps 24:7
5. Psalm 118:23 : Matt 21:42; Acts 4:11; I Pet 2:7
6. Psalm 118:26 : Mark 11:9, 10

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"This... is how you should pray." Matthew 6:9

  Understanding the Lord's prayer

  When you pray "Our Father in heaven" it establishes the basis of your relationship with God. He's not just your Creator, He is your Father.

You can create something and not be related to it, but if you father it

- it will always be yours. Today you can come to God with the assurance that you're His. You can call Him Abba, a term of endearment which means Daddy (see Romans 8:15)

  "Hallowed be your name" means He is more than just your Father, He is your God.

He is worthy of your love but He demands your respect. How should we approach God? With our complaints, our demands and our wish list? No.

Gratitude and praise gets God's attention every time!

  "Your kingdom come," releases God's power. "Your will be done,"

releases His purpose. "Give us today our daily bread," releases His provisions. The things you lack and long for begin to flow into your life because now you have accessed His power, discovered His purpose for you and you are walking in it.

  "Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors." It's easier to forgive when you recall the things God has forgiven you for, and realize that your enemies can't stop Him from blessing you.

Remembering God's goodness to you will give you the grace to forgive others, and even understand them!

  "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one" means we enter each day prepared for battle, promised victory, and protected against all of Satan's attacks.

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"Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to  Him and praise His name." Psalm 100:4.

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Proverb 11

Proverbs 11 (Amplified Bible)

Proverbs 11

 ¹A FALSE balance and unrighteous dealings are extremely offensive and shamefully sinful to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight.^{(A)     2}When swelling and pride come, then emptiness and shame come also, but with the humble (those who are lowly, who have been pruned or chiseled by trial, and renounce self) are skillful and godly Wisdom and soundness.
    ³The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the willful contrariness and crookedness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
    ⁴Riches provide no security in any day of wrath and judgment, but righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) delivers from death.^{(B)
    5}The righteousness of the blameless shall rectify and make plain their way and keep it straight, but the wicked shall fall by their own wickedness.
    ⁶The righteousness of the upright [their rectitude in every area and relation] shall deliver them, but the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity and greedy desire.
    ⁷When the wicked man dies, his hope [for the future] perishes; and the expectation of the godless comes to nothing.
    ⁸The [uncompromisingly] righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.
    ⁹With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge and superior discernment shall the righteous be delivered.
    ¹⁰When it goes well with the [uncompromisingly] righteous, the city rejoices, but when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
    ¹¹By the blessing of the influence of the upright and God's favor [because of them] the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
    ¹²He who belittles and despises his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding keeps silent.
    ¹³He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy and faithful in spirit keeps the matter hidden.
    ¹⁴Where no wise guidance is, the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
    ¹⁵He who becomes security for an outsider shall smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure [from its penalties].
    ¹⁶A gracious and good woman wins honor [for her husband], and violent men win riches but ^[a]a woman who hates righteousness is a throne of dishonor for him.
    ¹⁷The merciful, kind, and generous man benefits himself [for his deeds return to bless him], but he who is cruel and callous [to the wants of others] brings on himself retribution.
    ¹⁸The wicked man earns deceitful wages, but he who sows righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) shall have a sure reward [permanent and satisfying].^{(C)
    19}He who is steadfast in righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) attains to life, but he who pursues evil does it to his own death.
    ²⁰They who are willfully contrary in heart are extremely disgusting and shamefully vile in the eyes of the Lord, but such as are blameless and wholehearted in their ways are His delight!
    ²¹Assuredly [I pledge it] the wicked shall not go unpunished, but the multitude of the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall be delivered.
    ²²As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman who is without discretion.
    ²³The desire of the [consistently] righteous brings only good, but the expectation of the wicked brings wrath.
    ²⁴There are those who [generously] scatter abroad, and yet increase more; there are those who withhold more than is fitting or what is justly due, but it results only in want.
    ²⁵The liberal person shall be enriched, and he who waters shall himself be watered.^{(D)
    26}The people curse him who holds back grain [when the public needs it], but a blessing [from God and man] is upon the head of him who sells it.
    ²⁷He who diligently seeks good seeks [God's] favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come upon him.
    ²⁸He who leans on, trusts in, and is confident in his riches shall fall, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish like a green bough.
    ²⁹He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
    ³⁰The fruit of the [uncompromisingly] righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise captures human lives [for God, as a fisher of men--he gathers and receives them for eternity].^{(E)
    31}Behold, the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall be recompensed on earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner! And ^[b]if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the ungodly and wicked?^(F)
   

Footnotes:

1. Proverbs 11:16 The Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament) so reads at this point.
2. Proverbs 11:31 The Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament) so reads at this point.

Cross references:

1. Proverbs 11:1 : Lev 19:35, 36; Prov 16:11
2. Proverbs 11:4 : Prov 10:2; Zeph 1:18
3. Proverbs 11:18 : Hos 10:12; Gal 6:8, 9; James 3:18
4. Proverbs 11:25 : II Cor 9:6-10
5. Proverbs 11:30 : Matt 4:19; I Cor 9:19; James 5:20
6. Proverbs 11:31 : I Pet 4:18

Psalm 110

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Psalm 110 (Amplified Bible)

Psalm 110

A Psalm of David.

 ¹THE LORD (God) says to my Lord (the Messiah), Sit at My right hand, until I make Your adversaries Your footstool.^{(A)     2}The Lord will send forth from Zion the scepter of Your strength; rule, then, in the midst of Your foes.^{(B)
    3}Your people will offer themselves willingly in the day of Your power, in the beauty of holiness and in holy array out of the womb of the morning; to You [will spring forth] Your young men, who are as the dew.
    ⁴The Lord has sworn and will not revoke or change it: You are a priest forever, after the manner and order of Melchizedek.^{(C)
    5}The Lord at Your right hand will shatter kings in the day of His indignation.
    ⁶He will execute judgment [in overwhelming punishment] upon the nations; He will fill the valleys with the dead bodies, He will crush the [chief] heads over lands many and far extended.^{(D)
    7}He will drink of the brook by the way; therefore will He lift up His head [triumphantly].
   

Cross references:

1. Psalm 110:1 : Matt 26:64; Acts 2:34; I Cor 15:25; Col 3:1; Heb 12:2
2. Psalm 110:2 : Rom 11:26, 27
3. Psalm 110:4 : Heb 5:10; 7:11, 15, 21
4. Psalm 110:6 : Ezek 38:21, 22; 39:11, 12