BibleGateway: Proverbs 20 ESV Text: Proverbs 20 Proverbs 20 (Listen) 20:1   Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,    and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.12   The terror of a king is like the growling… Solomon warns against the abuse of alcohol, teaches that a man is known by his deeds, denounces dishonesty, and cautions against rash vows.

BibleGateway: Proverbs 19 ESV Text: Proverbs 19 Proverbs 19 (Listen) 19:1   Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity    than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.2   Desire1 without knowledge is not good,    and… Solomon comments on the wise use of wealth, the benefits of a good wife, the virtue of helping the poor, and the way of wisdom.

BibleGateway: Proverbs 18 ESV Text: Proverbs 18 Proverbs 18 (Listen) 18:1   Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire;    he breaks out against all sound judgment.2   A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,    but only in expressing his opinion.3   When wickedness… Solomon continues warning against folly, wickedness, and injustice. Our relationships with other people can bring us great help or great harm.

BibleGateway: Proverbs 17 ESV Text: Proverbs 17 Proverbs 17 (Listen) 17:1   Better is a dry morsel with quiet    than a house full of feasting1 with strife.2   A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts… Children are to honor their parents, and parents are to cherish their children. The people of God are to judge justly and to protect the innocent. A fool causes much grief for others.

BibleGateway: Numbers 23 ESV Text: Numbers 23 Numbers 23 (Listen) Balaam’s First Oracle 23:1 And Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me here seven altars, and prepare for me here seven bulls and seven rams.” 2 Balak… Balaam pronounces the first and the second of four oracles, blessing the Israelites. He cannot curse the people whom the Lord has blessed.

BibleGateway: Numbers 22 ESV Text: Numbers 22 Numbers 22 (Listen) Balak Summons Balaam 22:1 Then the people of Israel set out and camped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho. 2 And Balak the… Afraid of the Israelites, Balak summons Balaam to curse the Israelites. The angel of the Lord stands in the way of Balaam, and a donkey speaks. The angel of the Lord commands Balaam to speak only what He tells him.

BibleGateway: Numbers 21 ESV Text: Numbers 21 Numbers 21 (Listen) Arad Destroyed 21:1 When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he… The children of Israel defeat Arad. The children of Israel grumble, and the Lord afflicts them with fiery serpents. The Lord has Moses mount a bronze serpent on a pole, and those who are bitten but see the bronze serpent, live. The children of Israel defeat Sihon and Og.

BibleGateway: Numbers 20 ESV Text: Numbers 20 Numbers 20 (Listen) The Death of Miriam 20:1 And the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people… Miriam dies. The Lord provides water miraculously from a rock. Moses displeases the Lord by striking the rock twice. The king of Edom refuses to allow the children of Israel to pass through his territory. Aaron dies.

BibleGateway: Numbers 19 ESV Text: Numbers 19 Numbers 19 (Listen) Laws for Purification 19:1 Now the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 “This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded:… The Lord provides a rite of purification for His people. We remember our Baptism, by which the Lord has cleansed us of our sin and has restored us as His own.

BibleGateway: Numbers 18 ESV Text: Numbers 18 Numbers 18 (Listen) Duties of Priests and Levites 18:1 So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house with you shall bear iniquity connected… Though Korah has led a rebellion of the Levites, the Lord reaffirms His calling of the Levites, outlining their responsibilities.