James 3:13 Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It’s the way you live, not the way...

3:13 MSG

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The Message - Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It’s the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts. Mean-spirited ambition isn’t wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn’t wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn’t wisdom. It’s the furthest thing from wisdom—it’s animal cunning, devilish plotting. Whenever you’re trying to look better than others or get the better of others, things fall apart and everyone ends up at the others’ throats.
新标点和合本 - 你们中间谁是有智慧有见识的呢？他就当在智慧的温柔上显出他的善行来。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你们中间谁是有智慧有见识的呢？他就当在智慧的温柔上显出他的善行来。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你们中间谁是有智慧有见识的呢？他就当在智慧的温柔上显出他的善行来。
当代译本 - 你们当中谁是有智慧、有见识的呢？请他带着从智慧而来的谦和在善行上表现出来。
圣经新译本 - 你们中间谁是有智慧、有见识的呢？他就应当有美好的生活，用明智的温柔，把自己的行为表现出来。
中文标准译本 - 到底你们中间谁是有智慧、有见识的呢？他就应当藉着良好的品行，以智慧的温柔，使自己的行为显明出来；
现代标点和合本 - 你们中间谁是有智慧、有见识的呢？他就当在智慧的温柔上显出他的善行来。
和合本（拼音版） - 你们中间谁是有智慧、有见识的呢？他就当在智慧的温柔上显出他的善行来。
New International Version - Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
New International Reader's Version - Is anyone among you wise and understanding? That person should show it by living a good life. A wise person isn’t proud when they do good deeds.
English Standard Version - Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.
New Living Translation - If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.
Christian Standard Bible - Who among you is wise and understanding? By his good conduct he should show that his works are done in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.
New American Standard Bible - Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
New King James Version - Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.
Amplified Bible - Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him by his good conduct show his [good] deeds with the gentleness and humility of true wisdom.
American Standard Version - Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.
King James Version - Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
New English Translation - Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings.
World English Bible - Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
新標點和合本 - 你們中間誰是有智慧有見識的呢？他就當在智慧的溫柔上顯出他的善行來。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你們中間誰是有智慧有見識的呢？他就當在智慧的溫柔上顯出他的善行來。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你們中間誰是有智慧有見識的呢？他就當在智慧的溫柔上顯出他的善行來。
當代譯本 - 你們當中誰是有智慧、有見識的呢？請他帶著從智慧而來的謙和在善行上表現出來。
聖經新譯本 - 你們中間誰是有智慧、有見識的呢？他就應當有美好的生活，用明智的溫柔，把自己的行為表現出來。
呂振中譯本 - 你們中間誰是有智慧有特長的呢？他應當以智慧之柔和、由好的為人指顯出他的行為來。
中文標準譯本 - 到底你們中間誰是有智慧、有見識的呢？他就應當藉著良好的品行，以智慧的溫柔，使自己的行為顯明出來；
現代標點和合本 - 你們中間誰是有智慧、有見識的呢？他就當在智慧的溫柔上顯出他的善行來。
文理和合譯本 - 爾中孰睿而智乎、宜以溫柔之智、自善行而彰其工、
文理委辦譯本 - 爾中若有睿智特識、則必以溫柔智慧、彰其善行、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 爾中誰有智慧知識、當以智慧溫柔、由善行而彰其所為、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 爾中如有聰明睿智之人、宜以高尚之德行、及溫和之精神、彰其智慧。
Nueva Versión Internacional - ¿Quién es sabio y entendido entre ustedes? Que lo demuestre con su buena conducta, mediante obras hechas con la humildad que le da su sabiduría.
현대인의 성경 - 여러분 가운데 지혜롭고 총명한 사람이 누구입니까? 선한 생활로, 그리고 지혜로운 겸손의 행위로 그것을 나타내보이십시오.
Новый Русский Перевод - Кто среди вас мудрый и разумный? Пусть он своей достойной жизнью покажет, что его дела совершены с кротостью, которую дает мудрость.
Восточный перевод - Кто среди вас мудрый и разумный? Пусть он своей достойной жизнью покажет, что его дела совершены с кротостью, которую даёт мудрость.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Кто среди вас мудрый и разумный? Пусть он своей достойной жизнью покажет, что его дела совершены с кротостью, которую даёт мудрость.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Кто среди вас мудрый и разумный? Пусть он своей достойной жизнью покажет, что его дела совершены с кротостью, которую даёт мудрость.
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Numbers 12:3 - Now the man Moses was a quietly humble man, more so than anyone living on Earth. God broke in suddenly on Moses and Aaron and Miriam saying, “Come out, you three, to the Tent of Meeting.” The three went out. God descended in a Pillar of Cloud and stood at the entrance to the Tent. He called Aaron and Miriam to him. When they stepped out, he said, Listen carefully to what I’m telling you. If there is a prophet of God among you, I make myself known to him in visions, I speak to him in dreams. But I don’t do it that way with my servant Moses; he has the run of my entire house; I speak to him intimately, in person, in plain talk without riddles: He ponders the very form of God. So why did you show no reverence or respect in speaking against my servant, against Moses?
Hebrews 13:5 - Don’t be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have. Since God assured us, “I’ll never let you down, never walk off and leave you,” we can boldly quote, God is there, ready to help; I’m fearless no matter what. Who or what can get to me?
1 Peter 3:4 - Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle, gracious kind that God delights in. The holy women of old were beautiful before God that way, and were good, loyal wives to their husbands. Sarah, for instance, taking care of Abraham, would address him as “my dear husband.” You’ll be true daughters of Sarah if you do the same, unanxious and unintimidated.
2 Chronicles 2:12 - He wrote on, “Blessed be the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, and who gave King David a son so wise, so knowledgeable and shrewd, to build a temple for God and a palace for himself. I’ve sent you Huram-Abi—he’s already on his way—he knows the construction business inside and out. His mother is from Dan and his father from Tyre. He knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, in purple, violet, linen, and crimson textiles; he is also an expert engraver and competent to work out designs with your artists and architects, and those of my master David, your father.
Jeremiah 9:12 - I asked, “Is there anyone around bright enough to tell us what’s going on here? Anyone who has the inside story from God and can let us in on it? “Why is the country wasted? “Why no travelers in this desert?”
Psalms 25:9 - He gives the rejects his hand, And leads them step-by-step.
Isaiah 61:1 - The Spirit of God, the Master, is on me because God anointed me. He sent me to preach good news to the poor, heal the heartbroken, Announce freedom to all captives, pardon all prisoners. God sent me to announce the year of his grace— a celebration of God’s destruction of our enemies— and to comfort all who mourn, To care for the needs of all who mourn in Zion, give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes, Messages of joy instead of news of doom, a praising heart instead of a languid spirit. Rename them “Oaks of Righteousness” planted by God to display his glory. They’ll rebuild the old ruins, raise a new city out of the wreckage. They’ll start over on the ruined cities, take the rubble left behind and make it new. You’ll hire outsiders to herd your flocks and foreigners to work your fields, But you’ll have the title “Priests of God,” honored as ministers of our God. You’ll feast on the bounty of nations, you’ll bask in their glory. Because you got a double dose of trouble and more than your share of contempt, Your inheritance in the land will be doubled and your joy go on forever.
Psalms 45:4 - “Your instructions are glow-in-the-dark; you shoot sharp arrows Into enemy hearts; the king’s foes lie down in the dust, beaten.
Matthew 7:24 - “These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.
Jeremiah 9:23 - God’s Message: “Don’t let the wise brag of their wisdom. Don’t let heroes brag of their exploits. Don’t let the rich brag of their riches. If you brag, brag of this and this only: That you understand and know me. I’m God, and I act in loyal love. I do what’s right and set things right and fair, and delight in those who do the same things. These are my trademarks.” God’s Decree. * * *
Zephaniah 2:3 - Seek God, all you quietly disciplined people who live by God’s justice. Seek God’s right ways. Seek a quiet and disciplined life. Perhaps you’ll be hidden on the Day of God’s anger.
1 Corinthians 6:5 - I say this as bluntly as I can to wake you up to the stupidity of what you’re doing. Is it possible that there isn’t one levelheaded person among you who can make fair decisions when disagreements and disputes come up? I don’t believe it. And here you are taking each other to court before people who don’t even believe in God! How can they render justice if they don’t believe in the God of justice?
Galatians 6:4 - Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t be impressed with yourself. Don’t compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.
Galatians 6:1 - Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.
James 3:1 - Don’t be in any rush to become a teacher, my friends. Teaching is highly responsible work. Teachers are held to the strictest standards. And none of us is perfectly qualified. We get it wrong nearly every time we open our mouths. If you could find someone whose speech was perfectly true, you’d have a perfect person, in perfect control of life.
1 Peter 3:1 - The same goes for you wives: Be good wives to your husbands, responsive to their needs. There are husbands who, indifferent as they are to any words about God, will be captivated by your life of holy beauty. What matters is not your outer appearance—the styling of your hair, the jewelry you wear, the cut of your clothes—but your inner disposition.
2 Corinthians 10:1 - And now a personal but most urgent matter; I write in the gentle but firm spirit of Christ. I hear that I’m being painted as cringing and wishy-washy when I’m with you, but harsh and demanding when at a safe distance writing letters. Please don’t force me to take a hard line when I’m present with you. Don’t think that I’ll hesitate a single minute to stand up to those who say I’m an unprincipled opportunist. Then they’ll have to eat their words.
Ecclesiastes 8:1 - There’s nothing better than being wise, Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. Wisdom puts light in the eyes, And gives gentleness to words and manners.
1 Peter 2:9 - But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted. * * *
1 Timothy 6:11 - But you, Timothy, man of God: Run for your life from all this. Pursue a righteous life—a life of wonder, faith, love, steadiness, courtesy. Run hard and fast in the faith. Seize the eternal life, the life you were called to, the life you so fervently embraced in the presence of so many witnesses.
James 2:18 - I can already hear one of you agreeing by saying, “Sounds good. You take care of the faith department, I’ll handle the works department.” Not so fast. You can no more show me your works apart from your faith than I can show you my faith apart from my works. Faith and works, works and faith, fit together hand in glove.
Philippians 1:27 - Meanwhile, live in such a way that you are a credit to the Message of Christ. Let nothing in your conduct hang on whether I come or not. Your conduct must be the same whether I show up to see things for myself or hear of it from a distance. Stand united, singular in vision, contending for people’s trust in the Message, the good news, not flinching or dodging in the slightest before the opposition. Your courage and unity will show them what they’re up against: defeat for them, victory for you—and both because of God. There’s far more to this life than trusting in Christ. There’s also suffering for him. And the suffering is as much a gift as the trusting. You’re involved in the same kind of struggle you saw me go through, on which you are now getting an updated report in this letter.
Colossians 3:12 - So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.
Matthew 5:5 - “You’re blessed when you’re content with just who you are—no more, no less. That’s the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can’t be bought.
James 3:17 - Real wisdom, God’s wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced. You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.
Galatians 5:23 - Legalism is helpless in bringing this about; it only gets in the way. Among those who belong to Christ, everything connected with getting our own way and mindlessly responding to what everyone else calls necessities is killed off for good—crucified.

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交叉引用

The Message - Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It’s the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts. Mean-spirited ambition isn’t wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn’t wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn’t wisdom. It’s the furthest thing from wisdom—it’s animal cunning, devilish plotting. Whenever you’re trying to look better than others or get the better of others, things fall apart and everyone ends up at the others’ throats.
新标点和合本 - 你们中间谁是有智慧有见识的呢？他就当在智慧的温柔上显出他的善行来。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你们中间谁是有智慧有见识的呢？他就当在智慧的温柔上显出他的善行来。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你们中间谁是有智慧有见识的呢？他就当在智慧的温柔上显出他的善行来。
当代译本 - 你们当中谁是有智慧、有见识的呢？请他带着从智慧而来的谦和在善行上表现出来。
圣经新译本 - 你们中间谁是有智慧、有见识的呢？他就应当有美好的生活，用明智的温柔，把自己的行为表现出来。
中文标准译本 - 到底你们中间谁是有智慧、有见识的呢？他就应当藉着良好的品行，以智慧的温柔，使自己的行为显明出来；
现代标点和合本 - 你们中间谁是有智慧、有见识的呢？他就当在智慧的温柔上显出他的善行来。
和合本（拼音版） - 你们中间谁是有智慧、有见识的呢？他就当在智慧的温柔上显出他的善行来。
New International Version - Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
New International Reader's Version - Is anyone among you wise and understanding? That person should show it by living a good life. A wise person isn’t proud when they do good deeds.
English Standard Version - Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.
New Living Translation - If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.
Christian Standard Bible - Who among you is wise and understanding? By his good conduct he should show that his works are done in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.
New American Standard Bible - Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
New King James Version - Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.
Amplified Bible - Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him by his good conduct show his [good] deeds with the gentleness and humility of true wisdom.
American Standard Version - Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.
King James Version - Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
New English Translation - Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings.
World English Bible - Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
新標點和合本 - 你們中間誰是有智慧有見識的呢？他就當在智慧的溫柔上顯出他的善行來。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你們中間誰是有智慧有見識的呢？他就當在智慧的溫柔上顯出他的善行來。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你們中間誰是有智慧有見識的呢？他就當在智慧的溫柔上顯出他的善行來。
當代譯本 - 你們當中誰是有智慧、有見識的呢？請他帶著從智慧而來的謙和在善行上表現出來。
聖經新譯本 - 你們中間誰是有智慧、有見識的呢？他就應當有美好的生活，用明智的溫柔，把自己的行為表現出來。
呂振中譯本 - 你們中間誰是有智慧有特長的呢？他應當以智慧之柔和、由好的為人指顯出他的行為來。
中文標準譯本 - 到底你們中間誰是有智慧、有見識的呢？他就應當藉著良好的品行，以智慧的溫柔，使自己的行為顯明出來；
現代標點和合本 - 你們中間誰是有智慧、有見識的呢？他就當在智慧的溫柔上顯出他的善行來。
文理和合譯本 - 爾中孰睿而智乎、宜以溫柔之智、自善行而彰其工、
文理委辦譯本 - 爾中若有睿智特識、則必以溫柔智慧、彰其善行、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 爾中誰有智慧知識、當以智慧溫柔、由善行而彰其所為、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 爾中如有聰明睿智之人、宜以高尚之德行、及溫和之精神、彰其智慧。
Nueva Versión Internacional - ¿Quién es sabio y entendido entre ustedes? Que lo demuestre con su buena conducta, mediante obras hechas con la humildad que le da su sabiduría.
현대인의 성경 - 여러분 가운데 지혜롭고 총명한 사람이 누구입니까? 선한 생활로, 그리고 지혜로운 겸손의 행위로 그것을 나타내보이십시오.
Новый Русский Перевод - Кто среди вас мудрый и разумный? Пусть он своей достойной жизнью покажет, что его дела совершены с кротостью, которую дает мудрость.
Восточный перевод - Кто среди вас мудрый и разумный? Пусть он своей достойной жизнью покажет, что его дела совершены с кротостью, которую даёт мудрость.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Кто среди вас мудрый и разумный? Пусть он своей достойной жизнью покажет, что его дела совершены с кротостью, которую даёт мудрость.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Кто среди вас мудрый и разумный? Пусть он своей достойной жизнью покажет, что его дела совершены с кротостью, которую даёт мудрость.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Y a-t-il parmi vous quelqu’un de sage et d’expérimenté ? Qu’il en donne la preuve par sa bonne conduite, c’est-à-dire par des actes empreints de l’humilité qui caractérise la véritable sagesse.
リビングバイブル - 良い生き方をする人は、柔和な行いを身につけた、知恵のある賢い人です。
Nestle Aland 28 - Τίς σοφὸς καὶ ἐπιστήμων ἐν ὑμῖν; δειξάτω ἐκ τῆς καλῆς ἀναστροφῆς τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἐν πραΰτητι σοφίας.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - τίς σοφὸς καὶ ἐπιστήμων ἐν ὑμῖν? δειξάτω ἐκ τῆς καλῆς ἀναστροφῆς τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἐν πραΰτητι σοφίας.
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Hoffnung für alle - Hält sich jemand von euch für klug und weise? Dann soll das an seinem ganzen Leben abzulesen sein, an seiner Freundlichkeit und Güte. Sie sind Kennzeichen der wahren Weisheit.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nếu anh chị em khôn ngoan sáng suốt, phải sống một đời hiền hòa đạo đức, vì khôn ngoan chân chính nẩy sinh ra việc lành.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ถ้าผู้ใดในพวกท่านฉลาดและมีความเข้าใจ ก็ให้เขาแสดงออกมาโดยการดำเนินชีวิตที่ดี โดยการกระทำอันถ่อมสุภาพซึ่งมาจากสติปัญญา
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Numbers 12:3 - Now the man Moses was a quietly humble man, more so than anyone living on Earth. God broke in suddenly on Moses and Aaron and Miriam saying, “Come out, you three, to the Tent of Meeting.” The three went out. God descended in a Pillar of Cloud and stood at the entrance to the Tent. He called Aaron and Miriam to him. When they stepped out, he said, Listen carefully to what I’m telling you. If there is a prophet of God among you, I make myself known to him in visions, I speak to him in dreams. But I don’t do it that way with my servant Moses; he has the run of my entire house; I speak to him intimately, in person, in plain talk without riddles: He ponders the very form of God. So why did you show no reverence or respect in speaking against my servant, against Moses?
Hebrews 13:5 - Don’t be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have. Since God assured us, “I’ll never let you down, never walk off and leave you,” we can boldly quote, God is there, ready to help; I’m fearless no matter what. Who or what can get to me?
1 Peter 3:4 - Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle, gracious kind that God delights in. The holy women of old were beautiful before God that way, and were good, loyal wives to their husbands. Sarah, for instance, taking care of Abraham, would address him as “my dear husband.” You’ll be true daughters of Sarah if you do the same, unanxious and unintimidated.
2 Chronicles 2:12 - He wrote on, “Blessed be the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, and who gave King David a son so wise, so knowledgeable and shrewd, to build a temple for God and a palace for himself. I’ve sent you Huram-Abi—he’s already on his way—he knows the construction business inside and out. His mother is from Dan and his father from Tyre. He knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, in purple, violet, linen, and crimson textiles; he is also an expert engraver and competent to work out designs with your artists and architects, and those of my master David, your father.
Jeremiah 9:12 - I asked, “Is there anyone around bright enough to tell us what’s going on here? Anyone who has the inside story from God and can let us in on it? “Why is the country wasted? “Why no travelers in this desert?”
Psalms 25:9 - He gives the rejects his hand, And leads them step-by-step.
Isaiah 61:1 - The Spirit of God, the Master, is on me because God anointed me. He sent me to preach good news to the poor, heal the heartbroken, Announce freedom to all captives, pardon all prisoners. God sent me to announce the year of his grace— a celebration of God’s destruction of our enemies— and to comfort all who mourn, To care for the needs of all who mourn in Zion, give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes, Messages of joy instead of news of doom, a praising heart instead of a languid spirit. Rename them “Oaks of Righteousness” planted by God to display his glory. They’ll rebuild the old ruins, raise a new city out of the wreckage. They’ll start over on the ruined cities, take the rubble left behind and make it new. You’ll hire outsiders to herd your flocks and foreigners to work your fields, But you’ll have the title “Priests of God,” honored as ministers of our God. You’ll feast on the bounty of nations, you’ll bask in their glory. Because you got a double dose of trouble and more than your share of contempt, Your inheritance in the land will be doubled and your joy go on forever.
Psalms 45:4 - “Your instructions are glow-in-the-dark; you shoot sharp arrows Into enemy hearts; the king’s foes lie down in the dust, beaten.
Matthew 7:24 - “These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.
Jeremiah 9:23 - God’s Message: “Don’t let the wise brag of their wisdom. Don’t let heroes brag of their exploits. Don’t let the rich brag of their riches. If you brag, brag of this and this only: That you understand and know me. I’m God, and I act in loyal love. I do what’s right and set things right and fair, and delight in those who do the same things. These are my trademarks.” God’s Decree. * * *
Zephaniah 2:3 - Seek God, all you quietly disciplined people who live by God’s justice. Seek God’s right ways. Seek a quiet and disciplined life. Perhaps you’ll be hidden on the Day of God’s anger.
1 Corinthians 6:5 - I say this as bluntly as I can to wake you up to the stupidity of what you’re doing. Is it possible that there isn’t one levelheaded person among you who can make fair decisions when disagreements and disputes come up? I don’t believe it. And here you are taking each other to court before people who don’t even believe in God! How can they render justice if they don’t believe in the God of justice?
Galatians 6:4 - Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t be impressed with yourself. Don’t compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.
Galatians 6:1 - Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.
James 3:1 - Don’t be in any rush to become a teacher, my friends. Teaching is highly responsible work. Teachers are held to the strictest standards. And none of us is perfectly qualified. We get it wrong nearly every time we open our mouths. If you could find someone whose speech was perfectly true, you’d have a perfect person, in perfect control of life.
1 Peter 3:1 - The same goes for you wives: Be good wives to your husbands, responsive to their needs. There are husbands who, indifferent as they are to any words about God, will be captivated by your life of holy beauty. What matters is not your outer appearance—the styling of your hair, the jewelry you wear, the cut of your clothes—but your inner disposition.
2 Corinthians 10:1 - And now a personal but most urgent matter; I write in the gentle but firm spirit of Christ. I hear that I’m being painted as cringing and wishy-washy when I’m with you, but harsh and demanding when at a safe distance writing letters. Please don’t force me to take a hard line when I’m present with you. Don’t think that I’ll hesitate a single minute to stand up to those who say I’m an unprincipled opportunist. Then they’ll have to eat their words.
Ecclesiastes 8:1 - There’s nothing better than being wise, Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. Wisdom puts light in the eyes, And gives gentleness to words and manners.
1 Peter 2:9 - But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted. * * *
1 Timothy 6:11 - But you, Timothy, man of God: Run for your life from all this. Pursue a righteous life—a life of wonder, faith, love, steadiness, courtesy. Run hard and fast in the faith. Seize the eternal life, the life you were called to, the life you so fervently embraced in the presence of so many witnesses.
James 2:18 - I can already hear one of you agreeing by saying, “Sounds good. You take care of the faith department, I’ll handle the works department.” Not so fast. You can no more show me your works apart from your faith than I can show you my faith apart from my works. Faith and works, works and faith, fit together hand in glove.
Philippians 1:27 - Meanwhile, live in such a way that you are a credit to the Message of Christ. Let nothing in your conduct hang on whether I come or not. Your conduct must be the same whether I show up to see things for myself or hear of it from a distance. Stand united, singular in vision, contending for people’s trust in the Message, the good news, not flinching or dodging in the slightest before the opposition. Your courage and unity will show them what they’re up against: defeat for them, victory for you—and both because of God. There’s far more to this life than trusting in Christ. There’s also suffering for him. And the suffering is as much a gift as the trusting. You’re involved in the same kind of struggle you saw me go through, on which you are now getting an updated report in this letter.
Colossians 3:12 - So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.
Matthew 5:5 - “You’re blessed when you’re content with just who you are—no more, no less. That’s the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can’t be bought.
James 3:17 - Real wisdom, God’s wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced. You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.
Galatians 5:23 - Legalism is helpless in bringing this about; it only gets in the way. Among those who belong to Christ, everything connected with getting our own way and mindlessly responding to what everyone else calls necessities is killed off for good—crucified.