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    by Jan Couns

Bible and Quote - May 14-18
Date Posted: July 7, 2023

All day long, the righteous is gracious and lends, And his descendants are a blessing. Psalm 37:26 Children learn and return what they observe and receive. Dorothy Knolte

Depart from evil and do good, So you will abide forever. Psalm 37:27 Let the godly man endeavor to relieve his brethren who have need of his help, but let him not injure one in order to help another, or afflict and grieve one in order to make another glad. John Calvin, 1509-64, French reformer and theologian

For the Lord loves justice, And does not forsake His saints. Psalm 37:28a God's justice, tardy though it prove perchance, Rests never on the track until it reach Delinquency. Robert Browning

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom. Psalm 37:30a If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, German poet, novelist and playwright, 1749-1832

The tongue of the righteous speaks judgment (proper, fitting, just, wise). Psalm 37:30b Words. Do you fully understand their power? Can any of us really grasp the mighty force behind the things we say? Do we stop and think before we speak, considering the potency of the phrases we utter? Joni Eareckson Tada
Note: from Psalm 37:25 - where David had not seen the descendants of godly begging bread. (begging here has the element of choice - lifestyle of choosing to beg rather than work or take advantage of opportunities or accepting God's provision.

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