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         <div class="label">6</div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="EXO.6.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Then the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> said to Moses, &#8220;Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="EXO.6.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="EXO.6.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">God also said to Moses, &#8220;I am the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">. </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="EXO.6.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">6:3 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">El-Shaddai</span></span></span><span class="content"> but by my name the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">6:3 </span><span class="ft">See note at 3:15.</span></span></span><span class="content"> I did not make myself fully known to them. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="EXO.6.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="EXO.6.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="EXO.6.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="EXO.6.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">&#8220;Therefore, say to the Israelites: &#8216;I am the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="EXO.6.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="EXO.6.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="EXO.6.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="EXO.6.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="EXO.6.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="EXO.6.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Then the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> said to Moses, </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="EXO.6.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">&#8220;Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="EXO.6.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="EXO.6.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">But Moses said to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, &#8220;If the Israelites will not listen to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">6:12 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">I am uncircumcised of lips</span><span class="ft">; also in verse 30</span></span></span><span class="content">?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Family Record of Moses and Aaron</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="EXO.6.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="EXO.6.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Now the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="mi"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="EXO.6.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="EXO.6.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">These were the heads of their families</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">6:14 </span><span class="ft">The Hebrew for </span><span class="fq">families </span><span class="ft">here and in verse 25 refers to units larger than clans.</span></span></span><span class="content">:</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="pi1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="EXO.6.14"><span class="content">The sons of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel were Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These were the clans of Reuben.</span></span></div><div class="pi1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="EXO.6.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="EXO.6.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.</span></span></div><div class="pi1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="EXO.6.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="EXO.6.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.</span></span></div><div class="pi1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="EXO.6.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="EXO.6.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei.</span></span></div><div class="pi1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="EXO.6.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="EXO.6.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.</span></span></div><div class="pi1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="EXO.6.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="EXO.6.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.</span></span></div><div class="pi1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="EXO.6.19"><span class="content">These were the clans of Levi according to their records.</span></span></div><div class="pi1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="EXO.6.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="EXO.6.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Amram married his father&#8217;s sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.</span></span></div><div class="pi1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="EXO.6.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="EXO.6.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.</span></span></div><div class="pi1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="EXO.6.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="EXO.6.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.</span></span></div><div class="pi1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="EXO.6.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="EXO.6.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.</span></span></div><div class="pi1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="EXO.6.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="EXO.6.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">The sons of Korah were: Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.</span></span></div><div class="pi1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="EXO.6.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="EXO.6.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="pi1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="EXO.6.25"><span class="content">These were the heads of the Levite families, clan by clan.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="EXO.6.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="EXO.6.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> said, &#8220;Bring the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="EXO.6.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt&#8212;this same Moses and Aaron.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Aaron to Speak for Moses</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="EXO.6.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="EXO.6.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">Now when the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> spoke to Moses in Egypt, </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="EXO.6.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">he said to him, &#8220;I am the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="EXO.6.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="EXO.6.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">But Moses said to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, &#8220;Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?&#8221;</span></span></div>
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      <div class="chapter ch7" data-usfm="EXO.7">
         <div class="label">7</div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="EXO.7.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Then the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> said to Moses, &#8220;See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="EXO.7.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country. </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="EXO.7.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">But I will harden Pharaoh&#8217;s heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in Egypt, </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="EXO.7.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">he will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment I will bring out my divisions, my people the Israelites. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="EXO.7.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">And the Egyptians will know that I am the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="EXO.7.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="EXO.7.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Moses and Aaron did just as the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> commanded them. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="EXO.7.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Aaron&#8217;s Staff Becomes a Snake</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="EXO.7.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="EXO.7.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> said to Moses and Aaron, </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="EXO.7.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">&#8220;When Pharaoh says to you, &#8216;Perform a miracle,&#8217; then say to Aaron, &#8216;Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,&#8217; and it will become a snake.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="EXO.7.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="EXO.7.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="EXO.7.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts: </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="EXO.7.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron&#8217;s staff swallowed up their staffs. </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="EXO.7.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Yet Pharaoh&#8217;s heart became hard and he would not listen to them, just as the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> had said.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The Plague of Blood</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="EXO.7.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="EXO.7.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Then the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> said to Moses, &#8220;Pharaoh&#8217;s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go. </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="EXO.7.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the river. Confront him on the bank of the Nile, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="EXO.7.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Then say to him, &#8216;The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened. </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="EXO.7.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">This is what the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> says: By this you will know that I am the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">: With the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be changed into blood. </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="EXO.7.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink; the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="EXO.7.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="EXO.7.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> said to Moses, &#8220;Tell Aaron, &#8216;Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt&#8212;over the streams and canals, over the ponds and all the reservoirs&#8212;and they will turn to blood.&#8217; Blood will be everywhere in Egypt, even in vessels</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">7:19 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">even on their idols</span></span></span><span class="content"> of wood and stone.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="EXO.7.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="EXO.7.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Moses and Aaron did just as the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> had commanded. He raised his staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was changed into blood. </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="EXO.7.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. Blood was everywhere in Egypt.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="EXO.7.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="EXO.7.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">But the Egyptian magicians did the same things by their secret arts, and Pharaoh&#8217;s heart became hard; he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> had said. </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="EXO.7.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Instead, he turned and went into his palace, and did not take even this to heart. </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="EXO.7.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water, because they could not drink the water of the river.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The Plague of Frogs</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="EXO.7.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="EXO.7.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Seven days passed after the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> struck the Nile.</span></span></div>
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      <div class="chapter ch14" data-usfm="PRO.14">
         <div class="label">14</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.14.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">The wise woman builds her house,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.14.1"><span class="content">but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.14.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.14.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Whoever fears the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> walks uprightly,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.14.2"><span class="content">but those who despise him are devious in their ways.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.14.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.14.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">A fool&#8217;s mouth lashes out with pride,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.14.3"><span class="content">but the lips of the wise protect them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.14.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.14.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.14.4"><span class="content">but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.14.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.14.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">An honest witness does not deceive,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.14.5"><span class="content">but a false witness pours out lies.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.14.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.14.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.14.6"><span class="content">but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.14.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.14.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Stay away from a fool,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.14.7"><span class="content">for you will not find knowledge on their lips.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.14.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.14.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.14.8"><span class="content">but the folly of fools is deception.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.14.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.14.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Fools mock at making amends for sin,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.14.9"><span class="content">but goodwill is found among the upright.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.14.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.14.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Each heart knows its own bitterness,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.14.10"><span class="content">and no one else can share its joy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.14.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.14.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">The house of the wicked will be destroyed,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.14.11"><span class="content">but the tent of the upright will flourish.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.14.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.14.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">There is a way that appears to be right,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.14.12"><span class="content">but in the end it leads to death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.14.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.14.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Even in laughter the heart may ache,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.14.13"><span class="content">and rejoicing may end in grief.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.14.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.14.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.14.14"><span class="content">and the good rewarded for theirs.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.14.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.14.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">The simple believe anything,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.14.15"><span class="content">but the prudent give thought to their steps.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.14.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.14.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">The wise fear the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and shun evil,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.14.16"><span class="content">but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.14.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.14.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">A quick-tempered person does foolish things,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.14.17"><span class="content">and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.14.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.14.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">The simple inherit folly,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.14.18"><span class="content">but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.14.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.14.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.14.19"><span class="content">and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.14.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.14.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.14.20"><span class="content">but the rich have many friends.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.14.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.14.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">It is a sin to despise one&#8217;s neighbor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.14.21"><span class="content">but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.14.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.14.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Do not those who plot evil go astray?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.14.22"><span class="content">But those who plan what is good find</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">14:22 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">show</span></span></span><span class="content"> love and faithfulness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.14.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.14.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">All hard work brings a profit,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.14.23"><span class="content">but mere talk leads only to poverty.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.14.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.14.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">The wealth of the wise is their crown,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.14.24"><span class="content">but the folly of fools yields folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.14.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.14.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">A truthful witness saves lives,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.14.25"><span class="content">but a false witness is deceitful.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.14.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.14.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">Whoever fears the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has a secure fortress,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.14.26"><span class="content">and for their children it will be a refuge.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.14.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.14.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The fear of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is a fountain of life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.14.27"><span class="content">turning a person from the snares of death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.14.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.14.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">A large population is a king&#8217;s glory,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.14.28"><span class="content">but without subjects a prince is ruined.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.14.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.14.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Whoever is patient has great understanding,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.14.29"><span class="content">but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.14.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.14.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">A heart at peace gives life to the body,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.14.30"><span class="content">but envy rots the bones.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.14.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.14.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.14.31"><span class="content">but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.14.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.14.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.14.32"><span class="content">but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.14.32"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.14.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.14.33"><span class="content">and even among fools she lets herself be known.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">14:33 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac </span><span class="fqa">discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known</span></span></span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.14.33"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PRO.14.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">Righteousness exalts a nation,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PRO.14.34"><span class="content">but sin condemns any people.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="PRO.14.34"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PRO.14.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">A king delights in a wise servant,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="PRO.14.35"><span class="content">but a shameful servant arouses his fury.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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         <div class="label">28</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Has Risen</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="MAT.28.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="MAT.28.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="MAT.28.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="MAT.28.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="MAT.28.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="MAT.28.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="MAT.28.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The angel said to the women, &#8220;Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="MAT.28.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="MAT.28.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Then go quickly and tell his disciples: &#8216;He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.&#8217; Now I have told you.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="MAT.28.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="MAT.28.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="MAT.28.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Suddenly Jesus met them. </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Greetings,&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="MAT.28.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Then Jesus said to them, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The Guards&#8217; Report</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="MAT.28.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="MAT.28.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="MAT.28.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="MAT.28.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">telling them, &#8220;You are to say, &#8216;His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.&#8217; </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="MAT.28.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="MAT.28.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The Great Commission</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="MAT.28.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="MAT.28.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="MAT.28.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="MAT.28.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Then Jesus came to them and said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="MAT.28.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="MAT.28.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.&#8221;</span></span></span></div>
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