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the ostrich, the owl, the seagull, the falcon after its species,

the stork, the heron after its species, the hoopoe, the bat,

Stay away from every form of evil.

by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by benevolence, by the Holy Spirit, by genuine love,

You also have available many workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and an innumerable array of workers who are skilled

The Lord is just in all his actions, and exhibits love in all he does.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue.

But God gives it a body just as he planned, and to each of the seeds a body of its own.

They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death.

cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all sorts of things made of citron wood, all sorts of objects made of ivory, all sorts of things made of expensive wood, bronze, iron and marble,

He gave him the prescribed weight for all the gold items to be used in various types of service in the Lord’s temple, for all the silver items to be used in various types of service,

They said to him, “If you are fair to these people, grant their request, and are cordial to them, they will be your servants from this time forward.”

While I am still alive, extend to me the loyalty of the Lord, or else I will die!

All flesh is not the same: People have one flesh, animals have another, birds and fish another.

You must be loyal to your servant, for you have made a covenant with your servant in the Lord’s name. If I am guilty, you yourself kill me! Why bother taking me to your father?”

“The Lord who rules over all said, ‘Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other.

But so that I may not delay you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.

If a matter is too difficult for you to judge – bloodshed, legal claim, or assault – matters of controversy in your villages – you must leave there and go up to the place the Lord your God chooses.

David said, “I will express my loyalty to Hanun son of Nahash, for his father was loyal to me.” So David sent messengers to express his sympathy over his father’s death. When David’s servants entered Ammonite territory to visit Hanun and express the king’s sympathy,