Futility of Secular Wisdom ... 16 I thought to myself , ... “ I have become much wiser than any of my predecessors who ruled over Jerusalem ; ... I have acquired much ...

2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea , in the time of King Herod , wise men from the East came to Jerusalem 2 saying , “ Where is the one who is born ...

The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son , and they will name him Emmanuel ,” which means “ God with us .” 24 When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what ...

5 Now a man named Ananias , together with Sapphira his wife , sold a piece of property . 2 He kept back for himself part of the proceeds with his wife's ...

and I concluded : Everything he has accomplished is futile —like chasing the wind ! 15 What is bent cannot be straightened ,. and what is ...

12 Therefore , as the elect of God , holy and dearly loved , clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy , kindness , humility , gentleness , and patience ...

A Living Stone, a Chosen People ... 4 So as you come to him , a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in God's sight , 5 you yourselves , as living ...

24 “'Do not defile yourselves with any of these things , for the nations that I am about to drive out before you have been defiled with all these things .

2 My brothers and sisters , do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ . 2 For if someone comes into your assembly wearing ...

Introduction The book of Proverbs is one of only two OT books that are self-admittedly of composite authorship (the other is Psalms). The book contains ...