Friday 30 May 2014

WAS JOHN THE BAPTIST REALLY A MATERNAL COUSIN OF JESUS THE CHRIST? IS MY SPECIAL GIFT TO HUMANITY ON MY 47TH CELEBRATION OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF BIAFRA IN 1967

WAS JOHN THE BAPTIST REALLY A MATERNAL COUSIN OF JESUS THE CHRIST AS EVANG. LUKE WROTE?

In English UK on Friday, 30 May 2014 @ 30/05/2014 13:10:33 HRS GMT

Every intelligent logician or theosophist would want to have veritable answers to whether John the Baptist was really a maternal cousin of Jesus the Christ as was painted in the gospel written by Doctor Luke, a conscripted secretary of Saul of Tarsus who; himself; was neither a genuine disciple nor a live apostle of Jesus. Both never met Jesus in the flesh, nor ate and drank with him as Peter, James and John, the inner caucus of Jesus earthly ministry!

The Revolutionary Professor J. J. Kenez invites every rational being to ‘COME, LET US REASON TOGETHER’ like Isaiah the OT prophet once invited his kinsmen!

Isa 1:18-20
18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. ... ..........From the Original KJV


LET US SEE A SCRIPTURAL TEXT THAT SUCCINTLY QUERIES THE ASSUMPTION IN PLAIN LANGUAGE

Luke 7:19-33
19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
21 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.
26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
32 They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.
36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.
37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

From the Original KING JAMES VERSION a.k.a KJV

The Perplexing issues are clearly highlighted in red y this author who needs a clarification. Why did Jesus denigrate his elder maternal cousin and even refused to perform a miraculous deliverance of him from the chains he was bound with in King Herod’s prison?

Have any of our fanatical half-baked Christians ever bordered to ask their smooth money operators and sugar-coated talking pseudo-evangelists that fleece them to pay the ladies?


LET US NOW SEARCH TO SEE THE COOKERY BEGAN;

Luke 1

1:1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.

Luke was a medical officer and could not expertly hide this falsehood or someone else concocted these blatant claims from verses 1 – 4. most especially verse 3, that is totally a lie!

5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

This scenario was borrowed from the angel who appeared to Manoa and his wife, the parents of Samson. Go and read;
18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.                                Still From KJV
                                       
Here go and re-read the forgeries by a Gentile Luke
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You all know this is a continuation of the fable;

34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. …………………………..   Still from KJV

Forgery par excellence that you must swallow to be seen as having FAITH “blessed is she that believed

FOR HOW LONG SHALL WE BE BLIND-FOLDED AND TRUDGE ALONG WITH THESE ADDITIONS TO THE ORIGINAL SYNOTIC GOSPELOG MATTHEW WHO WAS A LIVE APOSTLE OF THE MASTER JESUS OR IN THE LEAST, THE TRUTHFUL EVANGELIST, WHO AVOIDED TELLING WHAT HE DID NOT KNOW AND CLEVERLY AVOIDED FALSEHOOD AND SO SET OFF TELLING US THE MIRACLES OF JESUS RIGHT FROM HIS CHAPTER ONE WHAT WERE AUTHENTIC;


Mark 1:16-28

16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

19 And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.

20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.

22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
KJV
I rest my pen here for now! Let the Roman Jesuit Scholars who tampered with the Bible write to me and answer my questions so far;

Email; agunabu1948@gmail.com



MY SPECIAL GIFT TO HUMANITY ON MY 47TH CELEBRATION OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN 1967

Major Kenechukwu Nzeogwu Mbaezue, BA 6532,
Commander, 12th Degema Strike Force of the 
4th Commando Brigade, Biafran Armed Forces, 1969.

Thursday 29 May 2014

MEMBERS OF OUR WORLDWIDE CRUSADE FOR A GLOBAL PEACE ARE FREE TO GIVE US POSITIVE HUMANITARIAN LECTURE SIMILAR TO THIS ONE; ADVANCED BIBLE-BASED KENEZIAN PSYCHOLOGY IN SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

ADVANCED BIBLE-BASED KENEZIAN PSYCHOLOGY IN SOCIAL INTERACTIONS


 My Biafran 47th Anniversary Gift to Humanity


Integrational Spiritan Movement Version by the
Revolutionary Professor of Modern Theosophy

A Professor of Theosophy was teaching on social relationships among humans, the theory and practice of falling in or out of love in social interactions to a class of adolescents.

He asked his students,
“Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?”
The students thought for a while. One said, because we lose our calm.
“But why shout when the other person is just next to you?” asked the professor.
“Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice?
Why do you shout at a person when you are angry?”
The students gave some answers but none satisfied the Professor. 

Finally he explained in the following simple scenario, the theory and practice of falling out of love versus falling in love;

“When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance in their hearts psychologically. To cover the distance, they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will shout to hear each other through that great distance.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE??


Then the Professor asked, “What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly. Why? Because their hearts are psychologically close. The distance between them is very small.”

The Professor continued, “When they love each other even more, what happens? They don't speak, they only whisper and they even get closer to each other in their love. Finally, they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all.....

It is their souls that chose their social relationship in the first place, and then they hear their heart beats rhyme as their love increases and finally the loving souls merge as one needing neither distance nor physical communication.

·        THIS IS THE BEST FOR A HEALTHY, SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY MARRIED LIFE, SO LEARN IT NOW GRADUALLY AS YOU INTERACT IN YOUR YOUTH OR REGRET IT FOR EVER.
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SO NEXT TIME YOU SHOUT AT A LOVED ONE, KNOW THAT YOU ARE CREATING A DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR HEART AND THEIR HEART. 

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Based on Advanced Scriptural Reading of Proverbs 15 verse 1, however let me give you unedited and comparative quotations from Bible in Basic English; BBE; and King James Version KJV, you are familiar with. In addition I have included commentaries from FAMILY BIBLE NNOTES to make sure you understand is complete …. Dr Kenez Danmbaezue, the Animator, ISM.  

1 ¶ By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings. (BBE)
 1 ¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. (KJV)
Jg 8:1-3; 1Sa 25:10; 1Ki 12:13-14,16; Pr 25:15
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Family Bible Notes:
Mild and conciliatory words often win those whom harsh and irritating language would only have driven farther from us.

 2 ¶ Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words. (BBE)
 2 ¶ The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.  (KJV)
Pr 12:23; 13:16; 15:28
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 3 ¶ The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. (BBE)
 3 ¶ The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. (KJV)
Job 34:21; Pr 5:21; Jer 16:17; 32:19; Heb 4:13
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 4 ¶ A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit. (BBE)
 4 ¶ A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.  (KJV)
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Family Bible Notes:
 A breach in the spirit; inflicting upon it grievous wounds.

A ungoverned tongue is the source of misery and ruin to its possessor and to others.

 5 ¶ A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense. (BBE)
 5 ¶ A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. (KJV)
Pr 10:1; 13:18; 15:31-32
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 6 ¶ In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble. (BBE)
 6 ¶ In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. (KJV)
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Family Bible Notes:
The blessing of God makes the possessions of the righteous man, be they great or small, a source of comfort and usefulness to him; but a wicked man's troubles increase with his riches.

 7 ¶ The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right. (BBE)
 7 ¶ The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. (KJV)
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Family Bible Notes:
"Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh," whether it be wisdom or folly.

 8 ¶ The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight. (BBE)
 8 ¶ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. (KJV)
Pr 21:27; 28:9; Ec 5:1; Isa 1:11; 61:8; 66:3; Jer 6:20-21; 7:22; Am 5:22; Mic 6:7
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Family Bible Notes:
 The sacrifice of the wicked; the sacrifice which he offers to God, put here for all his religious services.

 9 ¶ The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him. (BBE)
 9 ¶ The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness. (KJV)
Pr 21:21; 1Ti 6:11
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 10 ¶ There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching. (BBE)
 10 ¶ Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.  (KJV)
1Ki 22:8; Pr 5:12; 10:17
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Family Bible Notes:
 The way; the way of uprightness.

All presumptous transgressors hate reproof, and for this reason they are in imminent danger of persisting in sin till it ends in their destruction.

 11 ¶ Before the Lord are the underworld and destruction: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men! (BBE)
 11 ¶ Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? (KJV)
2Ch 6:30; Job 26:6; Ps 7:9; 44:21; 139:8; Joh 2:24-25; 21:17; Ac 1:24; 2Co 6:18
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 Hell and destruction; the invisible world.  Job 26:6

We may flatter and deceive our fellow sinners, but with God hypocrisy and dissimulation can have no place.

 12 ¶ The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise. (BBE)
 12 ¶ A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise. (KJV)
Pr 13:1; Am 5:10; 2Ti 4:3
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Since scorners are unwilling to receive correction from the wise, they must remain fools, and the companions of fools.

 13 ¶ A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. (BBE)
 13 ¶ A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. (KJV)
Pr 12:25; 17:22
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Cheerfulness is both the privilege and duty of every Christian; it contributes alike to his own comfort and usefulness, and to the welfare of those around him.

 14 ¶ The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise. (BBE)
 14 ¶ The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. (KJV)
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 15 ¶ All the days of the troubled are evil; but he whose heart is glad has an unending feast. (BBE)
 15 ¶ All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. (KJV)
Pr 17:22
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Family Bible Notes:
 The afflicted; the man who, under the pressure of outward trouble, yields to despondency and gloom.

  Merry; cheerful and contented.

Since affliction is the lot of all men, we should place our happiness rather in a contented and believing spirit, than in the possession of outward good.

 16 ¶ Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble. (BBE)
 16 ¶ Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. (KJV)
Ps 37:16; Pr 16:8; 1Ti 6:6
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 Great treasure; the reference is to the treasures of the wicked.

 17 Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it. (BBE)
 17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. (KJV)
Pr 17:1
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 Stalled ox; fatted in the stall.

 18 ¶ An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting. (BBE)
 18 ¶ A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. (KJV)
Pr 26:21; 29:22
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Family Bible Notes:
He who would "live peaceably with all men," must first learn to govern his own spirit.

 19 ¶ Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway. (BBE)
 19 ¶ The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.  (KJV)
Pr 22:5
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 As a hedge of thorns; he meets with perpetual difficulty and trouble.

  Made plain; it is a highway on which he can walk without impediment.

God has so ordered the course of things in this world, that the industrious alone can enjoy life: the slothful meet with difficulties and troubles on every side.

 20 ¶ A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother. (BBE)
 20 ¶ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. (KJV)
Pr 10:1; 29:3
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 Despiseth his mother; and thus fills her heart with heaviness.

 21 ¶ Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight. (BBE)
 21 ¶ Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.  (KJV)
Pr 10:23; Eph 5:15
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 22 ¶ Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain. (BBE)
 22 ¶ Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. (KJV)
Pr 11:14; 20:18
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Family Bible Notes:
The beginning of success is deliberation and wise counsels.

 23 ¶ A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is! (BBE)
 23 ¶ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!  (KJV)
Pr 25:11
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Family Bible Notes:
In the timely and right use of speech lies an important part of our influence and usefulness.

 24 ¶ Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld. (BBE)
 24 ¶ The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. (KJV)
Pr 14:16; Php 3:20; Col 3:1-2
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 Is above; leads upward to God and blessedness.

 25 ¶ The house of the man of pride will be uprooted by the Lord, but he will make safe the heritage of the widow. (BBE)
 25 ¶ The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow. (KJV)
Ps 68:5-6; 146:9; Pr 12:7; 14:11
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God's almighty power is as terrible to the proud oppressor and his house, as it is glorious to the poor and defenceless who put their trust in him.

 26 ¶ Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing. (BBE)
 26 ¶ The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.  (KJV)
Ps 37:30; Pr 6:16,18
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 Pleasant; acceptable to God and men.

 27 ¶ He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life. (BBE)
 27 ¶ He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live. (KJV)
Pr 11:19; Isa 5:8; Jer 17:11
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 Gifts; bribes given to pervert justice.

Unrighteous gain brings trouble and misery to its owner and his family.

 28 ¶ The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things. (BBE)
 28 ¶ The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. (KJV)
1Pe 3:15
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 29 ¶ The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright. (BBE)
 29 ¶ The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. (KJV)
Ps 10:1; 34:16; 145:18-19
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 30 ¶ The light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat. (BBE)
 30 ¶ The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat. (KJV)
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 The light of the eyes; either what is bright and pleasant to behold, or a friendly look.  Pr 16:15

  A good report; good tidings.

 31 ¶ The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise. (BBE)
 31 ¶ The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. (KJV)
Pr 15:5
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 32 ¶ He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom. (BBE)
 32 ¶ He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.  (KJV)
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 33 ¶ The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour. (BBE)
 33 ¶ The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility. (KJV)
Pr 1:7; 18:12
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 Is the instruction of wisdom; it guides men into the possession of wisdom.  Pr 1:7


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