16 The intentions of the heart belong to a man ,. but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord . 2 All a person's ways seem right in his own opinion ,.

20 Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler ;. whoever goes astray by them is not wise . 2 The king's terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion ;.

9 The one who forgives an offense seeks love ,. but whoever repeats a ... This book is twenty-forth in the popular series The Bible Speaks Today.

2 My brothers and sisters , consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials , 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces ...

30 The words of Agur , the son of Jakeh ; an oracle : This man says to Ithiel , to Ithiel and to Ukal : 2 Surely I am more brutish than any other human ...

13 A wise son accepts his father's discipline ,. but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke . 2 From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things ,.

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ ...

19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality , impurity , depravity , 20 idolatry , sorcery , hostilities , strife , jealousy , outbursts of ...

11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord , 12 in whom we have boldness and confident access to God by way of ...

This essay is a slightly expanded version of a chapter in a book on Messianic Congregations to be published by Zondervan in their “Counterpoints” series.