BibleGateway: Proverbs 24 ESV Text: Proverbs 24 Proverbs 24 (Listen) 24:1   Be not envious of evil men,    nor desire to be with them,2   for their hearts devise violence,    and their lips talk of trouble. 3   By wisdom a house is… Ultimately the wicked will not prosper. Ultimately wisdom and righteousness will be rewarded. Solomon compiles a number of wise sayings.

BibleGateway: Proverbs 23 ESV Text: Proverbs 23 Proverbs 23 (Listen) 23:1   When you sit down to eat with a ruler,    observe carefully what1 is before you,2   and put a knife to your throat    if you are given to appetite.3   Do… Wealth and worldly success can be deceiving. Solomon encourages his son to follow the wise instruction of his parents. Solomon warns of the dangers of alcohol abuse.

BibleGateway: Psalm 72 ESV Text: Psalm 72 Psalm 72 (Listen) Give the King Your Justice Of Solomon. 72:1   Give the king your justice, O God,    and your righteousness to the royal son!2   May he judge your people with… Solomon recognizes that even the greatest king of physical Israel cannot measure up to the ideal. Jesus Christ is the Son of David who reigns forever!

BibleGateway: Psalm 71 ESV Text: Psalm 71 Psalm 71 (Listen) Forsake Me Not When My Strength Is Spent 71:1   In you, O LORD, do I take refuge;    let me never be put to shame!2   In your righteousness deliver… Sometimes in old age we experience doubts. The Lord, however, remains faithful to His promises. As we cling to the Gospel in Word and in Sacrament, the Lord restores our confidence in Him.

BibleGateway: Psalm 70 ESV Text: Psalm 70 Psalm 70 (Listen) O Lord, Do Not Delay To the choirmaster. Of David, for the memorial offering. 70:1   Make haste, O God, to deliver me!    O LORD, make haste to… We acknowledge our fallen condition before the Lord, and we trust Him to provide forgiveness, new life, and salvation.

BibleGateway: Psalm 69 ESV Text: Psalm 69 Psalm 69 (Listen) Save Me, O God To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. Of David. 69:1   Save me, O God!    For the waters have come up to my neck.12   I sink… In times of affliction, we confess our sins to the Lord and trust in Him for deliverance.

BibleGateway: Psalm 68 ESV Text: Psalm 68 Psalm 68 (Listen) God Shall Scatter His Enemies To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. 68:1   God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered;    and those who hate… Outside the sanctuary of the Lord is only judgment. In His sanctuary, the Lord provides salvation. We take refuge in the Word of the Lord, where we find His salvation.

BibleGateway: Proverbs 22 ESV Text: Proverbs 22 Proverbs 22 (Listen) 22:1   A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,    and favor is better than silver or gold.2   The rich and the poor meet together;    the LORD… Solomon continues teaching the way of wisdom. Folly is not merely stupidity, but it is rebellion against the Lord, Who is the only true source of wisdom.

BibleGateway: Numbers 36 ESV Text: Numbers 36 Numbers 36 (Listen) Marriage of Female Heirs 36:1 The heads of the fathers’ houses of the clan of the people of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh,… A question arises regarding the marriage of female heirs. The Lord commands that a female heir is to marry within her tribe so that no inheritance is transferred from one tribe to another.

BibleGateway: Numbers 35 ESV Text: Numbers 35 Numbers 35 (Listen) Cities for the Levites 35:1 The LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, 2 “Command the people of Israel… The Lord provides cities for the Levites and cities of refuge for individuals who are accused of accidental killing.