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

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.

The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”

The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled and human pride brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

For no word from God will ever fail.

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

For we live by faith, not by sight.

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,
rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”