The Reading Proverbs 29 A man who is reproved, being stubborn of neck— suddenly he will be broken, and there will not be healing. When the righteous are numerous, the people will rejoice, but when the wicked are ruling, people will groan.

The Reading Proverbs 26 Like snow in the summer and like rain at the harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. Like the sparrow is to fluttering and like the swallow is to flying, so an undeserved curse does not go forth. A whip for the horse,

The Reading Proverbs 24 Do not envy men of evil, and do not desire to be with them. For their minds will devise violence, and their lips will speak mischief. By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established. And by knowledge,

The Reading Proverbs 22 A reputation is to be chosen rather than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold. Rich and poor have much in common; Yahweh is the maker of all of them. The clever sees danger and hides,

The Reading Proverbs 19 Better a poor person walking in integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool. Also, a life without knowledge is not good, and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.

The Reading Proverbs 16 To mortals belong the plans of the heart, but from Yahweh comes the answer of the tongue. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the spirit. Commit your work to Yahweh,

The Reading Proverbs 14 The wisest of women builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her hands. He who walks in uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is devious in his ways displeases him. In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride,

The Reading Proverbs 11 Balances of deceit are an abomination of Yahweh, but an accurate weight delights him. Pride comes, then disgrace comes, but wisdom is with the humble. The integrity of the upright guides them,

The Reading 1 Samuel 1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim Zophim, from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. He had two wives; the name of the first w

The Reading Ruth 3 Now Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, should I not seek for you security that things may be good for you? So then, is not Boaz our kinsman whose maidservants you were with? Look, he is winnowing the barley at the thresh