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Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Daily Bible readings that follow the church liturgical year, with thematically matched Old and New Testament readings.
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Psalm 119:121-128

ע Ayin

121 I have done what is righteous and just;(A)
    do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Ensure your servant’s well-being;(B)
    do not let the arrogant oppress me.(C)
123 My eyes fail,(D) looking for your salvation,(E)
    looking for your righteous promise.(F)
124 Deal with your servant according to your love(G)
    and teach me your decrees.(H)
125 I am your servant;(I) give me discernment
    that I may understand your statutes.(J)
126 It is time for you to act, Lord;
    your law is being broken.(K)
127 Because I love your commands(L)
    more than gold,(M) more than pure gold,(N)
128 and because I consider all your precepts right,(O)
    I hate every wrong path.(P)

Cross references

  1. Psalm 119:121 : S 2Sa 8:15; S Job 27:6
  2. Psalm 119:122 : S Job 17:3
  3. Psalm 119:122 : ver 21, 121, 134; Ps 106:42
  4. Psalm 119:123 : Isa 38:14
  5. Psalm 119:123 : ver 81
  6. Psalm 119:123 : S ver 82
  7. Psalm 119:124 : S ver 88; S Ps 25:7
  8. Psalm 119:124 : ver 12
  9. Psalm 119:125 : S Ps 116:16
  10. Psalm 119:125 : S ver 79
  11. Psalm 119:126 : S Nu 15:31
  12. Psalm 119:127 : S ver 47
  13. Psalm 119:127 : Ps 19:10
  14. Psalm 119:127 : S Job 3:21
  15. Psalm 119:128 : S Ps 19:8
  16. Psalm 119:128 : ver 104, 163; Ps 31:6; Pr 13:5
Proverbs 1:1-7

Purpose and Theme

1 The proverbs(A) of Solomon(B) son of David, king of Israel:(C)

2 for gaining wisdom and instruction;
    for understanding words of insight;
3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
    doing what is right and just and fair;
4 for giving prudence to those who are simple,[a](D)
    knowledge and discretion(E) to the young—
5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,(F)
    and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding proverbs and parables,(G)
    the sayings and riddles(H) of the wise.[b](I)

7 The fear of the Lord(J) is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools[c] despise wisdom(K) and instruction.(L)

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:4 The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.
  2. Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
  3. Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

Cross references

  1. Proverbs 1:1 : Mt 13:3
  2. Proverbs 1:1 : 1Ki 4:29-34
  3. Proverbs 1:1 : Pr 10:1; 25:1; Ecc 1:1
  4. Proverbs 1:4 : Pr 8:5
  5. Proverbs 1:4 : Pr 8:12
  6. Proverbs 1:5 : Pr 9:9
  7. Proverbs 1:6 : S Ps 49:4; Mt 13:10-17
  8. Proverbs 1:6 : S Nu 12:8; S Jdg 14:12
  9. Proverbs 1:6 : Pr 22:17; 24:23
  10. Proverbs 1:7 : S Ex 20:20; S Job 23:15; Ps 34:4-22; S 112:1; Pr 9:10; 15:33; Isa 33:6; 50:10; 59:19
  11. Proverbs 1:7 : S Dt 4:6; Jer 8:9
  12. Proverbs 1:7 : Pr 8:33-36; 9:7-9; 12:1; 13:18; 15:32
Proverbs 1:20-33

Wisdom’s Rebuke

20 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,(A)
    she raises her voice in the public square;
21 on top of the wall[a] she cries out,
    at the city gate she makes her speech:

22 “How long will you who are simple(B) love your simple ways?
    How long will mockers delight in mockery
    and fools hate(C) knowledge?
23 Repent at my rebuke!
    Then I will pour out my thoughts to you,
    I will make known to you my teachings.
24 But since you refuse(D) to listen when I call(E)
    and no one pays attention(F) when I stretch out my hand,
25 since you disregard all my advice
    and do not accept my rebuke,
26 I in turn will laugh(G) when disaster(H) strikes you;
    I will mock(I) when calamity overtakes you(J)—
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
    when disaster(K) sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
    when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;(L)
    they will look for me but will not find me,(M)
29 since they hated knowledge
    and did not choose to fear the Lord.(N)
30 Since they would not accept my advice
    and spurned my rebuke,(O)
31 they will eat the fruit of their ways
    and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.(P)
32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(Q)
33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety(R)
    and be at ease, without fear of harm.”(S)

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:21 Septuagint; Hebrew / at noisy street corners

Cross references

  1. Proverbs 1:20 : S Job 28:12; Pr 7:10-13; 9:1-3, 13-15
  2. Proverbs 1:22 : Pr 6:32; 7:7; 8:5; 9:4, 16
  3. Proverbs 1:22 : Ps 50:17
  4. Proverbs 1:24 : Jer 26:5; 35:17; 36:31
  5. Proverbs 1:24 : Isa 65:12; 66:4; Jer 7:13
  6. Proverbs 1:24 : S 1Sa 8:19
  7. Proverbs 1:26 : S Ps 2:4
  8. Proverbs 1:26 : ver 33; S Ps 59:8
  9. Proverbs 1:26 : S 2Ki 19:21
  10. Proverbs 1:26 : Dt 28:63
  11. Proverbs 1:27 : S Ps 18:18; Pr 5:12-14
  12. Proverbs 1:28 : S Dt 1:45; S 1Sa 8:18; S Jer 11:11
  13. Proverbs 1:28 : S Job 27:9; Pr 8:17; Eze 8:18; Hos 5:6; Zec 7:13
  14. Proverbs 1:29 : S Job 21:14
  15. Proverbs 1:30 : ver 25
  16. Proverbs 1:31 : S 2Ch 36:16; Pr 14:14; Jer 6:19; 14:16; 21:14; 30:15
  17. Proverbs 1:32 : Pr 5:22; 15:10; Isa 66:4
  18. Proverbs 1:33 : S Nu 24:21; S Dt 33:28; Pr 3:23
  19. Proverbs 1:33 : S ver 21-26; S Ps 112:8
Mark 4:30-34

The Parable of the Mustard Seed(A)

30 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like,(B) or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. 32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”

33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.(C) 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable.(D) But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.

Cross references

  1. Mark 4:30 : 4:30-32pp — Mt 13:31, 32; Lk 13:18, 19
  2. Mark 4:30 : S Mt 13:24
  3. Mark 4:33 : Jn 16:12
  4. Mark 4:34 : S Jn 16:25
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