Commandments & Obedience Verses

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

A righteous man falling down before the wicked {is as} a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

And {thou shalt have} goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and {for} the maintenance for thy maidens. {maintenance: Heb. life}

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good {things} in possession.

When righteous {men} do rejoice, {there is} great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. {hidden: or, sought for}

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. {in...: or, increased}

In the transgression of an evil man {there is} a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: {but} the wicked regardeth not to know {it}.

When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. {have: Heb. know}