August 5 Proverbs 5

August 5  Proverbs 5 (ESV) Warning Against Adultery 5:1 My son, be attentive to my wisdom;  incline your ear to my understanding, 2 that you may keep discretion,  and your lips may guard knowledge. 3 For the lips of a forbidden [1] woman drip honey,  and her speech [2] is smoother than oil, 4 but in the end she is bitter … More August 5 Proverbs 5

August 5 Ezra 7

August 5  Ezra 7 (ESV) Ezra Sent to Teach the People 7:1 Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, 2 son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub, 3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth, 4 son of Zerahiah, son … More August 5 Ezra 7

August 4 1 Timothy 3:1-10

August 4 1 Timothy 3:1-10 (ESV) Qualifications for Overseers 3:1 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore an overseer [1] must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, [2] sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4 He … More August 4 1 Timothy 3:1-10

August 4 Proverbs 4

August 4 Proverbs 4 (ESV) A Father’s Wise Instruction 4:1 Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain [1] insight, 2 for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching. 3 When I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother, 4 he taught me and … More August 4 Proverbs 4

August 4 Ezra 6

August 4 Ezra 6 (ESV) The Decree of Darius 6:1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in Babylonia, in the house of the archives where the documents were stored.2 And in Ecbatana, the capital that is in the province of Media, a scroll was found on which this was written: “A record. 3 In … More August 4 Ezra 6

August 3 1 Timothy 2

August 3 1 Timothy 2 (ESV) Pray for All People 2:1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is … More August 3 1 Timothy 2