Wisdom & Truth Verses
Every verse of God's eternal Word carries wisdom and truth. A home for all the rich teachings not captured elsewhere.
When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. {hast...: Heb. thy portion was with}
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. {givest: Heb. sendest}
These {things} hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether {such an one} as thyself: {but} I will reprove thee, and set {them} in order before thine eyes.
Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear {you} in pieces, and {there be} none to deliver.
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; {there is} none that doeth good, no, not one.
There were they in great fear, {where} no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth {against} thee: thou hast put {them} to shame, because God hath despised them. {were...: Heb. they feared a fear}
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
Behold, God {is} mine helper: the Lord {is} with them that uphold my soul.
For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen {his desire} upon mine enemies.