Bible: Holy Bible King James Version Old and New Testaments (KJV),(With Active Table of Contents)
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Bible: Holy Bible King James Version Old and New Testaments (KJV),(With Active Table of Contents)
The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked
Psalm 37:1- 6
1 Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself also in
I said to myself, “Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But again, this also was vanity. 2I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?” 3I searched with my mind how to cheer my body with wine—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold on folly, until I might see what was good for mortals to
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7Go, eat your bread with rejoicing and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already been pleased by your deeds. 8At every season let your garments be white, and let oil on your head not be lacking. 9Enjoy life with a woman whom you love all your days of mere breath that have been given to you under the sun, all your days of mere breath,
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24 There is nothing better for mortals than to eat and drink, and find enjoyment in their toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God; 25for apart from him[6] who can eat or who can have enjoyment? 26For to the one who pleases him God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping, only to give
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