How will it be known that I and Your people have found favor in Your sight unless You go with us? I and Your people will be distinguished [by this] from all the other people on the face of the earth."

by asking the priests who were at the house of the LORD of Hosts as well as the prophets, "Should we mourn and fast in the fifth month as we have done these many years?"

Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle and singled out for God's good news--

Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you.

These people create divisions and are merely natural, not having the Spirit.

My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,

furthermore, if you call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,

then you will understand the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.

He answered them, "Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.

"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.

He answered them, "The secret of the kingdom of God has been granted to you, but to those outside, everything comes in parables

Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk-- not as unwise people but as wise--

So don't be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

The heart knows its own bitterness, and no outsider shares in its joy.

To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.

The one who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid someone with a big mouth.

My son, fear the LORD, as well as the king, and don't associate with rebels,

A passerby who meddles in a quarrel that's not his is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.

Yes, LORD, we wait for You in the path of Your judgments. Our desire is for Your name and renown.

I long for You in the night; yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks You, for when Your judgments are [in] the land, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

I never sat with the band of revelers, and I did not celebrate [with them]. Because Your hand was [on me], I sat alone, for You filled me with indignation.

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, He got up, went out, and made His way to a deserted place. And He was praying there.