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         <div class="label">19</div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2CH.19.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">When Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned safely to his palace in Jerusalem, </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2CH.19.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Jehu the seer, the son of Hanani, went out to meet him and said to the king, &#8220;Should you help the wicked and love</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">19:2 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">and make alliances with</span></span></span><span class="content"> those who hate the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">? Because of this, the wrath of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is on you. </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2CH.19.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">There is, however, some good in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles and have set your heart on seeking God.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2CH.19.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2CH.19.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, the God of their ancestors. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2CH.19.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="2CH.19.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">He told them, &#8220;Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals but for the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, who is with you whenever you give a verdict. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2CH.19.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Now let the fear of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> be on you. Judge carefully, for with the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2CH.19.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="2CH.19.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests and heads of Israelite families to administer the law of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem. </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="2CH.19.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">He gave them these orders: &#8220;You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">. </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="2CH.19.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">In every case that comes before you from your people who live in the cities&#8212;whether bloodshed or other concerns of the law, commands, decrees or regulations&#8212;you are to warn them not to sin against the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">; otherwise his wrath will come on you and your people. Do this, and you will not sin.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="2CH.19.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="2CH.19.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">&#8220;Amariah the chief priest will be over you in any matter concerning the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the tribe of Judah, will be over you in any matter concerning the king, and the Levites will serve as officials before you. Act with courage, and may the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> be with those who do well.&#8221;</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">20</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jehoshaphat Defeats Moab and Ammon</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2CH.20.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">20:1 </span><span class="ft">Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Ammonites</span></span></span><span class="content"> came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2CH.20.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2CH.20.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, &#8220;A vast army is coming against you from Edom,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">20:2 </span><span class="ft">One Hebrew manuscript; most Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate </span><span class="fqa">Aram</span></span></span><span class="content"> from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar&#8221; (that is, En Gedi). </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2CH.20.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2CH.20.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">The people of Judah came together to seek help from the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2CH.20.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2CH.20.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Then Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the temple of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> in the front of the new courtyard </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="2CH.20.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">and said:</span></span></div><div class="pm"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="2CH.20.6"><span class="content">&#8220;</span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2CH.20.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="2CH.20.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary for your Name, saying, </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="2CH.20.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">&#8216;If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.&#8217;</span></span></div><div class="pm"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="2CH.20.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="2CH.20.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">&#8220;But now here are men from Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, whose territory you would not allow Israel to invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not destroy them. </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="2CH.20.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance. </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="2CH.20.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="2CH.20.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="2CH.20.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">All the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, stood there before the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="2CH.20.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="2CH.20.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Then the Spirit of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> came on Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="2CH.20.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="2CH.20.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">He said: &#8220;Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> says to you: &#8216;Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God&#8217;s. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="2CH.20.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Tomorrow march down against them. They will be climbing up by the Pass of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the gorge in the Desert of Jeruel. </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2CH.20.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will be with you.&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2CH.20.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="2CH.20.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">. </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="2CH.20.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="2CH.20.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="2CH.20.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, &#8220;Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2CH.20.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and to praise him for the splendor of his</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">20:21 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">him with the splendor of</span></span></span><span class="content"> holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2CH.20.21"><span class="content">&#8220;Give thanks to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2CH.20.21"><span class="content">for his love endures forever.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2CH.20.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="2CH.20.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">As they began to sing and praise, the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="2CH.20.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="2CH.20.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="2CH.20.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">When the men of Judah came to the place that overlooks the desert and looked toward the vast army, they saw only dead bodies lying on the ground; no one had escaped. </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="2CH.20.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothing</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">20:25 </span><span class="ft">Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts </span><span class="fqa">corpses</span></span></span><span class="content"> and also articles of value&#8212;more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it. </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="2CH.20.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berakah, where they praised the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">. This is why it is called the Valley of Berakah</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">20:26 </span><span class="fq">Berakah </span><span class="ft">means </span><span class="fq">praise</span><span class="fqa">.</span></span></span><span class="content"> to this day.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="2CH.20.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="2CH.20.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Then, led by Jehoshaphat, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> had given them cause to rejoice over their enemies. </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="2CH.20.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">They entered Jerusalem and went to the temple of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> with harps and lyres and trumpets.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="2CH.20.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="2CH.20.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">The fear of God came on all the surrounding kingdoms when they heard how the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> had fought against the enemies of Israel. </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="2CH.20.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The End of Jehoshaphat&#8217;s Reign</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="2CH.20.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="2CH.20.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother&#8217;s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="2CH.20.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">He followed the ways of his father Asa and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">. </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="2CH.20.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">The high places, however, were not removed, and the people still had not set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="2CH.20.33"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="2CH.20.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">The other events of Jehoshaphat&#8217;s reign, from beginning to end, are written in the annals of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="2CH.20.34"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="2CH.20.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, whose ways were wicked. </span></span><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="2CH.20.36"><span class="label">36</span><span class="content">He agreed with him to construct a fleet of trading ships.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">20:36 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">of ships that could go to Tarshish</span></span></span><span class="content"> After these were built at Ezion Geber, </span></span><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="2CH.20.37"><span class="label">37</span><span class="content">Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, &#8220;Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will destroy what you have made.&#8221; The ships were wrecked and were not able to set sail to trade.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">20:37 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">sail for Tarshish</span></span></span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">17</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.17.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Better a dry crust with peace and quiet</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.17.1"><span class="content">than a house full of feasting, with strife.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.17.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.17.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.17.2"><span class="content">and will share the inheritance as one of the family.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.17.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.17.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.17.3"><span class="content">but the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> tests the heart.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.17.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.17.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.17.4"><span class="content">a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.17.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.17.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.17.5"><span class="content">whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.17.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.17.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Children&#8217;s children are a crown to the aged,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.17.6"><span class="content">and parents are the pride of their children.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.17.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.17.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.17.7"><span class="content">how much worse lying lips to a ruler!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.17.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.17.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.17.8"><span class="content">they think success will come at every turn.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.17.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.17.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.17.9"><span class="content">but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.17.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.17.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">A rebuke impresses a discerning person</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.17.10"><span class="content">more than a hundred lashes a fool.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.17.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.17.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Evildoers foster rebellion against God;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.17.11"><span class="content">the messenger of death will be sent against them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.17.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.17.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.17.12"><span class="content">than a fool bent on folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.17.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.17.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Evil will never leave the house</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.17.13"><span class="content">of one who pays back evil for good.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.17.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.17.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.17.14"><span class="content">so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.17.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.17.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.17.15"><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests them both.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.17.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.17.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.17.16"><span class="content">when they are not able to understand it?</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.17.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.17.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">A friend loves at all times,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.17.17"><span class="content">and a brother is born for a time of adversity.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.17.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.17.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.17.18"><span class="content">and puts up security for a neighbor.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.17.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.17.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.17.19"><span class="content">whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.17.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.17.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.17.20"><span class="content">one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.17.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.17.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">To have a fool for a child brings grief;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.17.21"><span class="content">there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.17.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.17.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">A cheerful heart is good medicine,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.17.22"><span class="content">but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.17.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.17.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">The wicked accept bribes in secret</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.17.23"><span class="content">to pervert the course of justice.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.17.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.17.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.17.24"><span class="content">but a fool&#8217;s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.17.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.17.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">A foolish son brings grief to his father</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.17.25"><span class="content">and bitterness to the mother who bore him.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.17.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.17.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.17.26"><span class="content">surely to flog honest officials is not right.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.17.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.17.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.17.27"><span class="content">and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.17.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.17.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.17.28"><span class="content">and discerning if they hold their tongues.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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         <div class="label">2</div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="1JN.2.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father&#8212;Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="1JN.2.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Love and Hatred for Fellow Believers</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="1JN.2.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="1JN.2.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="1JN.2.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Whoever says, &#8220;I know him,&#8221; but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="1JN.2.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">But if anyone obeys his word, love for God</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">2:5 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">word, God&#8217;s love</span></span></span><span class="content"> is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="1JN.2.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="1JN.2.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="1JN.2.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="1JN.2.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="1JN.2.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="1JN.2.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">2:9 </span><span class="ft">The Greek word for </span><span class="fq">brother or sister </span><span class="ft">(<span class="tl">adelphos</span>) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God&#8217;s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15, 17; 4:20; 5:16.</span></span></span><span class="content"> is still in the darkness. </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="1JN.2.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Anyone who loves their brother and sister</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">2:10 </span><span class="ft">The Greek word for </span><span class="fq">brother and sister </span><span class="ft">(<span class="tl">adelphos</span>) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God&#8217;s family; also in 3:10; 4:20, 21.</span></span></span><span class="content"> lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="1JN.2.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Reasons for Writing</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="1JN.2.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="1JN.2.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">I am writing to you, dear children,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="1JN.2.12"><span class="content">because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="1JN.2.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="1JN.2.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">I am writing to you, fathers,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="1JN.2.13"><span class="content">because you know him who is from the beginning.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="1JN.2.13"><span class="content">I am writing to you, young men,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="1JN.2.13"><span class="content">because you have overcome the evil one.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="1JN.2.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1JN.2.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">I write to you, dear children,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1JN.2.14"><span class="content">because you know the Father.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1JN.2.14"><span class="content">I write to you, fathers,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1JN.2.14"><span class="content">because you know him who is from the beginning.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1JN.2.14"><span class="content">I write to you, young men,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1JN.2.14"><span class="content">because you are strong,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1JN.2.14"><span class="content">and the word of God lives in you,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1JN.2.14"><span class="content">and you have overcome the evil one.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">On Not Loving the World</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1JN.2.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="1JN.2.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">2:15 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">world, the Father&#8217;s love</span></span></span><span class="content"> is not in them. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="1JN.2.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">For everything in the world&#8212;the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life&#8212;comes not from the Father but from the world. </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="1JN.2.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Warnings Against Denying the Son</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="1JN.2.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="1JN.2.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="1JN.2.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="1JN.2.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="1JN.2.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">2:20 </span><span class="ft">Some manuscripts </span><span class="fqa">and you know all things</span></span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1JN.2.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth. </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="1JN.2.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist&#8212;denying the Father and the Son. </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="1JN.2.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="1JN.2.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="1JN.2.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="1JN.2.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">And this is what he promised us&#8212;eternal life.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="1JN.2.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="1JN.2.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="1JN.2.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit&#8212;just as it has taught you, remain in him.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">God&#8217;s Children and Sin</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="1JN.2.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="1JN.2.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="1JN.2.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="1JN.2.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.</span></span></div>
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