The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip.

Jeroboam then thought to himself: “Now the Davidic dynasty could regain the kingdom.

he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.

The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

And he has put it in his heart to teach, he and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

He says to himself, “I will never be upended, because I experience no calamity.”

He says to himself, “God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices.”

Why does the wicked man reject God? He says to himself, “You will not hold me accountable.”

When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations within him.

Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself, “Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”

Everyone in the world wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.

All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.

For the music director; by David. Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.” They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

For the music director; according to the machalath style; a well-written song by David. Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.” They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

Your presumptuous heart has deceived you – you who reside in the safety of the rocky cliffs, whose home is high in the mountains. You think to yourself, ‘No one can bring me down to the ground!’

So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother. Esau said privately, “The time of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill my brother Jacob!”

Then the Lord became angry with Moses, and he said, “What about your brother Aaron the Levite? I know that he can speak very well. Moreover, he is coming to meet you, and when he sees you he will be glad in his heart.

Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person in whom the Lord had put skill – everyone whose heart stirred him to volunteer to do the work,

So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “What should be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?” Haman thought to himself, “Who is it that the king would want to honor more than me?”