Bible verse by verse

[_LittleNipper]

I find that it is far worse to accept an entire document presented from the hand of one individual. The Bible has thousands of years of provenance plus a multitude of documentable translations (ancient, historic, vintage, and modern). The Book of Mormon only about 2 hundred years of any relevance and actually none but Joseph Smith's say so for the works historic authenticity.

So if you lived 2 hundred years after Jesus, you would reject the Gospel of John because it wasn't old enough and because it "presented from the hand of one individual"?

The Book of John is but one book that is substantiated by the other books, which were written by individuals who either knew Jesus personally, or knew someone who knew Jesus personally. Traditionally, the book of John is dated Circa 85-90 A.D. This I believe to be factual. And so we are considering that only approximately 50 years have transpired from the time Jesus arose from the grave.

Some 18 hundred years have transpired between the sudden appearance of the Book of Mormon and the time Jesus arose. Most conservatives hold to the historic tradition that even the book of John's Revelation of Christ dates no later than about 95 A.D., and is considered the OLDEST BOOK of the New Testament.

[_LittleNipper]

Psalm 148:1-14
Praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord from the heavens and in the heights above.

His messengers praise Him, with all his heavenly hosts.

The sun and moon and all His shining stars praise Him.

Praise Him, you highest heavens and waters above the heavens.

Let them all praise the name of the Lord, for at His command they were all created,

He established them to last to the end of the age.

Praise the Lord from the earth, you wondrous sea creatures and all ocean depths, lightning, hail, snow, clouds, and twisters that do His bidding,

Mountains, hills, fruit trees, cedars, wild animals, domesticated, small creatures, flying birds, kings of the earth and all nations, princes and all rulers on earth, young men and women, old men and children. Let them all praise the name of the Lord. His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

He has raised up for his people a horn, the praise of all his faithful servants, of Israel, who are close to His heart.


Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Praise ye Jah! Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens, Praise ye Him in high places.

2 Praise ye Him, all His messengers, Praise ye Him, all His hosts.

3 Praise ye Him, sun and moon, Praise ye Him, all stars of light.

4 Praise ye Him, heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.

5 They do praise the name of Jehovah, For He commanded, and they were created.

6 And He establisheth them for ever to the age, A statute He gave, and they pass not over.

7 Praise ye Jehovah from the earth, Dragons and all deeps,

8 Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Whirlwind doing His word;

9 The mountains and all heights, Fruit tree, and all cedars,

10 The wild beast, and all cattle, Creeping thing, and winged bird,

11 Kings of earth, and all peoples, Chiefs, and all judges of earth,

12 Young men, and also maidens, Aged men, with youths,

13 They praise the name of Jehovah, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour [is] above earth and heavens.

14 And He exalteth the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints, Of the sons of Israel, a people near Him. Praise ye Jah!

[_LittleNipper]

Psalm 149:1-9

Praise the Lord! Sing to Him a new song! Praise Him in the congregation of His chosen.

Let Israel be glad in his Creator. Let the sons of Jerusalem be full of joy regarding their King.

Let them praise His name with dancing and song. Play to Him on tambourine and harp.

For the Lord is happy with His people. He saves those who are without pride and makes them fabulous.

Let the Saints be full of joy and honor. Let them sing for joy even at rest.

Let high praises of God come from their mouth, and in their hand a sword that slices either way.

Let it be used to punish the nations and the people.

Let their rulers be tied in chains, and their stars in bonds of iron.

Let the punishment that is due be given to them. This is an honor for all His Saints. Praise the Lord!


Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Praise ye Jah! Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, His praise in an assembly of saints.

2 Israel doth rejoice in his Maker, Sons of Zion do joy in their king.

3 They praise His name in a dance, With timbrel and harp sing praise to Him.

4 For Jehovah is pleased with His people, He beautifieth the humble with salvation.

5 Exult do saints in honour, They sing aloud on their beds.

6 The exaltation of God [is] in their throat, And a two-edged sword in their hand.

7 To do vengeance among nations, Punishments among the peoples.

8 To bind their kings with chains, And their honoured ones with fetters of iron,

9 To do among them the judgment written, An honour it [is] for all his saints. Praise ye Jah!

[_LittleNipper]

Psalm 150:1-6

Praise Him in his Temple and in the heavens He created with mighty power.

Praise His wondrous works. Praise His unequaled greatness.

Praise Him with trumpet and lute and harp.

Praise Him with timpani and dancing.

Praise Him with stringed instruments and horns.

Praise him with even clashing cymbals.

Let everything living give praises to the Lord!

Hallelujah!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vl63fVpwTQ

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Praise ye Jah! Praise ye God in His holy place, Praise Him in the expanse of His strength.

2 Praise Him in His mighty acts, Praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness.

3 Praise Him with blowing of trumpet, Praise Him with psaltery and harp.

4 Praise Him with timbrel and dance, Praise Him with stringed instruments and organ.

5 Praise Him with cymbals of sounding, Praise Him with cymbals of shouting.

6 All that doth breathe doth praise Jah! Praise ye Jah!

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

[Guest]

Now we begin the PROVERBS. When I was an early public elementary school student, my teachers would read a few of these to the class during morning opening exercises. They never explained them but I find that these verses acted as a goal set for the rest of the day. On occasion I might talk to a fellow classmate and try to figure out what the verse or verses actually meant.

So now we will begin where 1963 left off regarding development in comprehension and wisdom from whom the Bible indicates was the wisest man who ever lived (without considering Christ of course).

[_LittleNipper]

Proverbs 1:1-33 The proverbs of Solomon, Son of David, King of Israel:

For the realization of wisdom and instruction in order to comprehend words of knowledge,

to gain the instruction of wisdom, justice, judgment, and equity;

to provide delicacy to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion—

a wise man will hear and will absorb learning, and a man of understanding will seek wise counsel,

to fathom a proverb and the interpretation, the sayings of the wise and their riddles.

Regarding the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.


My child, listen to the instruction of your father, and do not forsake what your mother teaches;

for they will be a wreath of grace upon your brow, and chains adorning your neck.

My child, if sinners entice you, do not give in.

If they say, “Come, let us lie in wait for blood; let us lurk secretly for the innocent without reason; let's take them for everything they have. We will get all kinds of precious things and fill our houses with spoil; hang among us, let us pool our resources..."

My child, do not go along with them. Do not follow their ways.

Their enjoy evil and they shed blood quickly.

Obviously, it is silly to spread a trap in full view a bird.

They lie in wait for even their own blood; they sneak around for even their own lives.

So it is with all greedy for gain, which robs the life of its owners.



Wisdom on the other hand cries loudly in the street and places of commerce.

She cries at street corners, in the gateways to cities. Wisdom says:

“How long, you average people, will you love being average? For scorners delight in being contemptuous, and fools despise what others realize.

Come at my reprimand; surely I will empty my heart out on you; I will give you understanding of what I say.

But since I called and you ignored. I stretched out my hand and you didn't even care, because you neglected all my counsel, and accepted none of my reproof,

I too will laugh at your troubles; I will mock when your fear comes as utter emptiness and your destruction comes as a twister, when distress and anguish come to your door.

Then they will cry to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me at dawn, but they will not find me.

This is because they hated knowledge and did not choose to regard the Lord.

They would have none of my counsel and despised all my reprimands.

Therefore they will eat of the fruit they themselves sowed, and be filled troubles of their own making.

For when the simple turn away, it will slay them, and the prosperity of fools will be the unmasking of the fools.

But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will not fear evil.


Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

2 For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,

3 For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,

4 For giving to simple ones -- prudence, To a youth -- knowledge and discretion.

5 (The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

6 For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

7 Fear of Jehovah [is] a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

9 For a graceful wreath [are] they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.

10 My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.

11 If they say, `Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,

12 We swallow them as Sheol -- alive, And whole -- as those going down [to] the pit,

13 Every precious substance we find, We fill our houses [with] spoil,

14 Thy lot thou dost cast among us, One purse is -- to all of us.'

15 My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,

16 For their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed blood.

17 Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.

18 And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.

19 So [are] the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.

20 Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,

21 At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:

22 `Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

23 Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.

24 Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,

25 And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired.

26 I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,

27 When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.

28 Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.

29 Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.

30 They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,

31 And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.

32 For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.

33 And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And [is] quiet from fear of evil!'

[_ludwigm]

The proverbs of Solomon, Son of David, King of Israel

Is this the king who had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines ? (1 Kings 11:3)

A very positive character, I dare say; especially this Mormon environment...
When did he ruled over Israel? In between two [deleted]?

[_LittleNipper]

The proverbs of Solomon, Son of David, King of Israel

Is this the king who had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines ? (1 Kings 11:3)

A very positive character, I dare say; especially this Mormon environment...
When did he ruled over Israel..?

Kings 11:3 states that Solomon “had 700 wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines.” Obviously, God “allowed” Solomon to have these women, but allowing does not mean approval. Solomon’s marital decisions violated God’s Law, and there were consequences.

Solomon started out well in life, listening to the counsel of David his father, as recorded in 1 Kings 2:2-3, “Be strong, show yourself a man, and observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in his ways, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and requirements, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go.”

Solomon’s early humility is demonstrated by 1 Kings 3:5-9 when asking for wisdom from the Lord. Wisdom is applied knowledge; it assists in making decisions that honor the Lord in agreement with the Scriptures.

Solomon’s book of Proverbs is filled with such practical counsel on how to follow the Lord. Solomon also penned the Song of Solomon, which presents a wonderful picture of what God intended for real marriage. Solomon understood what was appropriate, even though he didn't always follow the correct path..

Eventually, Solomon lost sight his own advice and the Scripture's wisdom. God provided clear instructions for anyone who would be king: no amassing of horses, no multiplying of wives, and no accumulating of silver and gold (as found in Deuteronomy 17:14-20). These commands were designed to prevent rulers from trusting in military might, following foreign gods, and relying on wealth instead of on God. Solomon’s broke all three of these divine regulations!

Solomon in taking many wives and concubines was in direct violation of God’s Word. Just as God had predicted, “As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God” (1 Kings 11:4). To please his wives, Solomon even got involved in sacrificing to Molech, a god that required “detestable” acts to be performed (1 Kings 11:7-8).

God allowed Solomon to make the choice to disobey, but Solomon’s choice brought inevitable consequences. “So the Lord said to Solomon, ‘Since this is your attitude and you have not kept my covenant and my decrees, which I commanded you, I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your subordinates’” (1 Kings 11:11). God showed mercy to Solomon for David’s sake (verse 12), but Solomon’s kingdom was eventually divided. Another chastisement upon Solomon was war with the Edomites and Aramians (verses 14-25).

Solomon was not a puppet. God did not force him to do what was right. God spelled out His will, blessed Solomon with wisdom, and expected the king to obey. In his later years, Solomon chose to disobey, and he was held accountable for his decisions.

However, toward the end of Solomon’s life, God used him to write one more book. The book of Ecclesiastes provides us “the rest of the story.” Solomon there explains everything he tried in order to find fulfillment apart from God in this world, or “under the sun.” In his own words: “I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired . . . a harem as well–the delights of the heart of man” (Ecclesiastes 2:8). "Everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun” (verse 11).

At the conclusion of Ecclesiastes, we find wise counsel: “Here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole [duty] of man” (12:13).”

It is never God’s will that anyone sin, but He does allow us to make our own choices. The story of Solomon is a powerful lesson for us that it does not pay to be disobedient. It is not enough to begin ok. We need to seek God’s will to finish well.

Life without God is meaningless. Solomon thought that having 1,000 wives and concubines would provide happiness, but whatever pleasure he had was not worth the price he paid. As a wiser Solomon said, “God will bring every deed into judgment” (Ecclesiastes 12:14).

The words of the Proverbs ring clear. The Bible tells us what we should do and provides perfect examples of what will happen when we do our own thing and disregard God. Solomon's life perfectly demonstrates this Biblical truth.

[_LittleNipper]

Proverbs 2:1-22

Son, if you accept what I say and memorize my commandments, listening closely to wise counsel and striving to understanding; additionally, if you call for insight and ask for understanding, seeking it like money and hidden treasure, then you will understand a regard for the Lord and discover the knowledge of God.

The Lord provides wisdom; from His sayings come knowledge and understanding.

He gathers success for the upright. He is protection for those who live with integrity so that He may guard the paths of justice and protect the direction of His loyal followers.

Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and integrity—every good direction.

For then wisdom will enter your thoughts, and knowledge will make you happy.

Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you, saving you from evil actions and from the one who suggests perverse things, from those who abandon the right paths to walk in the shadows, from those who love committing evil and celebrate perversion, whose paths are convoluted and whose actions are devious.

Discretion will rescue you from a harlot, and the stranger who flatters,

who abandons the guidance of her childhood and forgets the covenant of her God;

for her abode sinks towards death and her ways to the land of the extinct.

None return who seek her; none reach the paths of life.

So follow the actions of good people, and keep to the paths of the righteous.

For the upright will inhabit the land, and those of integrity will be allowed to remain.

The wicked will be expelled from the land, and the treacherous ripped from it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

2 To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,

3 For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice,

4 If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,

5 Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

6 For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

7 Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly.

8 To keep the paths of judgment, And the way of His saints He preserveth.

9 Then understandest thou righteousness, And judgment, and uprightness -- every good path.

10 For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,

11 Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,

12 To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,

13 Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness,

14 Who are rejoicing to do evil, They delight in frowardness of the wicked,

15 Whose paths [are] crooked, Yea, they are perverted in their ways.

16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,

17 Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.

18 For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.

19 None going in unto her turn back, Nor do they reach the paths of life.

20 That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.

21 For the upright do inhabit the earth, And the perfect are left in it,

22 And the wicked from the earth are cut off, And treacherous dealers plucked out of it!

[_LittleNipper]

Proverbs 3:1-35
My child, don't forget my Laws. Memorize my commands deep within.

If you do this, you will live many years, and your life will be satisfying.

Never allow loyalty and kindness to leave you! Wear them around your neck as a reminder. Record them deep inside.

Then you will find favor with God and the people, and you will earn a good reputation.

Trust the Lord with your entire being; do not depend on your personal opinion.

Seek God's will in everything you do, and He will show you which way to go..

Don’t be impressed with your own intellect. Instead, consider the Lord and turn away from evil.

Then your body will heal and your bones will be stronger.

Honor the Lord with your possessions and with what is best part of everything you produce.

Then God will fill your storage houses, and your vats with what is good.

My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline, and don’t be upset when He corrects you.

The Lord corrects those He loves, just as a father deals with child whom he treasures.

Joyous is the person who finds wisdom ---- gaining understanding.

Wisdom is more valuable than silver, and a better bargain than gold.

Wisdom is more precious than rubies; no material thing you can desire comes even close.

Wisdom offers you the possibility of an extended life on one hand, and riches and awards on the other.

Wisdom will lead you down delightful paths; all her ways are satisfying.

Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; contented are those who hold her close.

Wisely the Lord established matter, and with understanding He created space.

In His knowledge the springs of the earth surface, and the dew settles beneath the night sky.

My child, don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment. Engage them,

They refresh your soul and are like the grace of a lovely neckline.

Common sense and discernment keep you safe along your way, and your feet from stumbling.

You can go to bed without fear --- lie down and sleep soundly.

You needn't be fearful of sudden disaster or the destruction that comes upon the wicked, for the Lord offers security.

He will keep your foot from being entrapped.

Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to assist them.

If your neighbor needs help assist immediately.

Don’t plot harm against your neighbor, for those who live nearby trust you.

Don’t pick a fight without reason, when no one has harmed you.

Don’t envy the volatile or copy their habits.

Such wicked people are despicable to the Lord, but He offers His friendship to the godly.

The Lord brings curses to the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the upright.

The Lord mocks the mockers but is gracious to the humble.

The wise inherit honor, but fools are made to look ridiculous!


Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,

2 For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.

3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,

4 And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.

5 Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

6 In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

8 Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.

9 Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

10 And filled are thy barns [with] plenty, And [with] new wine thy presses break forth.

11 Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,

12 For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.

13 O the happiness of a man [who] hath found wisdom, And of a man [who] bringeth forth understanding.

14 For better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold -- her increase.

15 Precious she [is] above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.

16 Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honour.

17 Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, And all her paths [are] peace.

18 A tree of life she [is] to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her [is] happy.

19 Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding.

20 By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew.

21 My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

22 And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

23 Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.

24 If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.

25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.

26 For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.

27 Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand [is] toward God to do [it].

28 Say not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.

29 Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

30 Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

31 Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

32 For an abomination to Jehovah [is] the perverted, And with the upright [is] His secret counsel.

33 The curse of Jehovah [is] in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.

34 If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.

35 Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!