Yes indeed, the man who fears the Lord will be blessed in this way.

That is why I came out to meet you, to look for you, and I found you!

Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.

As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person’s heart reflects the person.

The Lover to His Beloved: Like a lily among the thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.

But this I call to mind; therefore I have hope:

“My portion is the Lord,” I have said to myself, so I will put my hope in him.

The more the priests increased in numbers, the more they rebelled against me. They have turned their glorious calling into a shameful disgrace!

When they were fed, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; as a result, they forgot me!

and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” It was so.

And Noah did all that God commanded him – he did indeed.

But I will execute judgment on the nation that they will serve. Afterward they will come out with many possessions.

That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. (It is located between Kadesh and Bered.)

That is why he named that place Beer Sheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.

So he named it Shibah; that is why the name of the city has been Beer Sheba to this day.

“It is not our custom here,” Laban replied, “to give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn.

It happened just as he had said to us – Pharaoh restored me to my office, but he impaled the baker.”