Scripture: Song of Solomon 5-8 (NKJV) 5:1 THE BELOVED I have come to my garden, my sister, my spouse; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. (TO HIS FRIENDS) Eat, O friends! Drink, yes, drink deeply, O beloved…
Scripture: Song of Solomon 1-4 (NKJV) 1:1 The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. 2 THE SHULAMITE Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—for your love is better than wine. 3 Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, your name is ointment poured forth; Therefore the virgins love you. 4 Draw…
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10-12 (NKJV) 10:1 Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment, and cause it to give off a foul odor; So does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor. 2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left. 3 Even when a fool walks…
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4-6 (NKJV) 4:1 Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun: And look! The tears of the oppressed, but they have no comforter—on the side of their oppressors there is power, but they have no comforter. 2 Therefore I praised the dead who were already dead, more…
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1-3 (NKJV) 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” 3 What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun? 4 One generation passes away, and another generation…
Scripture: Proverbs 29-31 (NKJV) 29:1 He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. 2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. 3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, but a companion of harlots wastes…
Scripture: Proverbs 26-28 (NKJV) 26:1 As snow in summer and rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. 2 Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause shall not alight. 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool’s…
Scripture: Proverbs 23-25 (NKJV) 23:1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you; 2 And put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite. 3 Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. 4 Do not overwork to be rich; Because…
Scripture: Proverbs 20-22 (NKJV) 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise. 2 The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life. 3 It is honorable for a man to…
Scripture: Proverbs 14-16 (NKJV) 14:1 The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands. 2 He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him. 3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, but the lips…
