Contemplative Bible Reading

Proverbs 8:22 (New Living Translation) The Lord formed me (wisdom) from the beginning, before he created anything else. Proverbs 8 is about wisdom. This verse tells us that God created wisdom before creating anything else. I don’t know that I can understand that statement. Before the universe, there was wisdom. Wisdom has always existed. No, […]

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1 Timothy 3:14-15 (New Living Translation) 14 I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon, 15 so that if I am delayed, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the […]

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Proverbs 1:1-1 (New Living Translation) These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel. 2 Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise. 3 Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, […]

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Psalms 127:1-2 (New Living Translation) 1 Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. 2 It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to […]

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1 Kings 10:9 (New Living Translation) Praise the Lord your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness. The Queen of Sheba is speaking these words. She has […]

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1 Kings 8:48-49 (New Living Translation) 48 If they turn to you with their whole heart and soul in the land of their enemies and pray toward the land you gave to their ancestors—toward this city you have chosen, and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name— 49 then hear their prayers […]

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Psalms 24:3-4 (American Standard Version) 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of Jehovah? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully. Today I am looking at the American Standard Version […]

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Nehemiah 13:15-18 (New Living Translation) 15 In those days I saw men of Judah treading out their winepresses on the Sabbath. They were also bringing in grain, loading it on donkeys, and bringing their wine, grapes, figs, and all sorts of produce to Jerusalem to sell on the Sabbath. So I rebuked them for selling […]

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Proverbs 15:8 (New Living Translation) Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time! Do you want to be wonderful? Here is a simple recipe: say the right thing at the right time. Pretty simple. Now all I have to do is go out and do that.

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