Leviticus 10

• 1. Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to his command.
• 2. So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.
• 3. Moses then said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD spoke of when he said: "'Among those who approach me I will show myself holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.'" Aaron remained silent.
• 4. Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron's uncle Uzziel, and said to them, "Come here; carry your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary."
• 5. So they came and carried them, still in their tunics, outside the camp, as Moses ordered.
• 6. Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Do not let your hair become unkempt, and do not tear your clothes, or you will die and the LORD will be angry with the whole community. But your relatives, all the house of Israel, may mourn for those the LORD has destroyed by fire.
• 7. Do not leave the entrance to the Tent of Meeting or you will die, because the LORD's anointing oil is on you." So they did as Moses said.
• 8. Then the LORD said to Aaron,
• 9. "You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come.
• 10. You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the unclean and the clean,
• 11. and you must teach the Israelites all the decrees the LORD has given them through Moses."
• 12. Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, "Take the grain offering left over from the offerings made to the LORD by fire and eat it prepared without yeast beside the altar, for it is most holy.
• 13. Eat it in a holy place, because it is your share and your sons' share of the offerings made to the LORD by fire; for so I have been commanded.
• 14. But you and your sons and your daughters may eat the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented. Eat them in a ceremonially clean place; they have been given to you and your children as your share of the Israelites' fellowship offerings.
• 15. The thigh that was presented and the breast that was waved must be brought with the fat portions of the offerings made by fire, to be waved before the LORD as a wave offering. This will be the regular share for you and your children, as the LORD has commanded."
• 16. When Moses inquired about the goat of the sin offering and found that it had been burned up, he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's remaining sons, and asked,
• 17. "Why didn't you eat the sin offering in the sanctuary area? It is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the community by making atonement for them before the LORD.
• 18. Since its blood was not taken into the Holy Place, you should have eaten the goat in the sanctuary area, as I commanded."
• 19. Aaron replied to Moses, "Today they sacrificed their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD, but such things as this have happened to me. Would the LORD have been pleased if I had eaten the sin offering today?"
• 20. When Moses heard this, he was satisfied.

Psalms 11

• 1. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: "Flee like a bird to your mountain.
• 2. For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
• 3. When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?"
• 4. The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; his eyes examine them.
• 5. The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence his soul hates.
• 6. On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
• 7. For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; upright men will see his face.

Psalms 12

• 1. Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
• 2. Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception.
• 3. May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue
• 4. that says, "We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips -who is our master?"
• 5. "Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them."
• 6. And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.
• 7. O LORD, you will keep us safe and protect us from such people forever.
• 8. The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.

Proverbs 25

• 1. These are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:
• 2. It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.
• 3. As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
• 4. Remove the dross from the silver, and out comes material for the silversmith;
• 5. remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.
• 6. Do not exalt yourself in the king's presence, and do not claim a place among great men;
• 7. it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here," than for him to humiliate you before a nobleman. What you have seen with your eyes
• 8. do not bring hastily to court, for what will you do in the end if your neighbor puts you to shame?
• 9. If you argue your case with a neighbor, do not betray another man's confidence,
• 10. or he who hears it may shame you and you will never lose your bad reputation.
• 11. A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
• 12. Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man's rebuke to a listening ear.
• 13. Like the coolness of snow at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the spirit of his masters.
• 14. Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of gifts he does not give.
• 15. Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
• 16. If you find honey, eat just enough- too much of it, and you will vomit.
• 17. Seldom set foot in your neighbor's house- too much of you, and he will hate you.
• 18. Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is the man who gives false testimony against his neighbor.
• 19. Like a bad tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in times of trouble.
• 20. Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
• 21. If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
• 22. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
• 23. As a north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.
• 24. Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
• 25. Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.
• 26. Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
• 27. It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.
• 28. Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.

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