Proverbs 22 1: A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. 2: The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the maker of them all. 3: The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. 4: The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life. 5: Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them. 6: Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. 7: The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. 8: Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail. 9: Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor. 10: Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease. 11: He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend. 12: The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the traitor. 13: The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!" 14: The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry will fall into it. 15: Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. 16: Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. 17: Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, 18: for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. 19: That your trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to you today, even to you. 20: Have I not written for you thirty sayings of counsel and knowledge, 21: to make you know what is right and true, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you? 22: Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate, 23: for the LORD will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them. 24: Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, 25: lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. 26: Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts. 27: If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you? 28: Do not move the ancient landmark that your fathers have set. 29: Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

Philippians 4 1: Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved. 2: I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. 3: Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. 4: Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5: Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6: do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7: And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8: Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9: What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me- practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. 10: I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. 11: Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. 12: I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13: I can do all things through him who strengthens me. 14: Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble. 15: And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only. 16: Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again. 17: Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit. 18: I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God. 19: And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. 20: To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. 21: Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you. 22: All the saints greet you, especially those of Caesar's household. 23: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

Romans 5 1: Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2: Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3: More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4: and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5: and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. 6: For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7: For one will scarcely die for a righteous person- though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die- 8: but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9: Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10: For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11: More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. 12: Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned- 13: for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14: Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come. 15: But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. 16: And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. 17: If, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. 18: Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. 19: For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. 20: Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21: so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.