September 12: Proverbs 13–14; Psalm 68:19–35; John 8
Old Testament: Proverbs 13–14 Proverbs 13–14 (Listen)13 A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.2 From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good,...
View ArticleSeptember 13: Proverbs 15–16; Psalm 69:1–18; John 9
Old Testament: Proverbs 15–16 Proverbs 15–16 (Listen)15 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools...
View ArticleSeptember 14: Proverbs 17–18; Psalm 69:19–36; John 10
Old Testament: Proverbs 17–18 Proverbs 17–18 (Listen)17 Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting1 with strife.2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts...
View ArticleSeptember 15: Proverbs 19–20; Psalm 70; John 11
Old Testament: Proverbs 19–20 Proverbs 19–20 (Listen)19 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.2 Desire1 without knowledge is not...
View ArticleSeptember 16: Proverbs 21–22; Psalm 71; John 12
Old Testament: Proverbs 21–22 Proverbs 21–22 (Listen)21 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.2 Every way of a man is right in his own...
View ArticleSeptember 17: Proverbs 23–24; Psalm 72; John 13
Old Testament: Proverbs 23–24 Proverbs 23–24 (Listen)23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what1 is before you,2 and put a knife to your throat if you are given to...
View ArticleSeptember 18: Proverbs 25–26; Psalm 73; John 14
Old Testament: Proverbs 25–26 Proverbs 25–26 (Listen)More Proverbs of Solomon25 These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied.2 It is the glory of God to conceal...
View ArticleSeptember 19: Proverbs 27–28; Psalm 74; John 15
Old Testament: Proverbs 27–28 Proverbs 27–28 (Listen)27 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger,...
View ArticleSeptember 20: Proverbs 29–31; Psalm 75; John 16
Old Testament: Proverbs 29–31 Proverbs 29–31 (Listen)29 He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.2 When the righteous increase, the people...
View ArticleSeptember 21: Ecclesiastes 1–3; Psalm 76; John 17
Old Testament: Ecclesiastes 1–3 Ecclesiastes 1–3 (Listen)All Is Vanity1 The words of the Preacher,1 the son of David, king in Jerusalem.2 Vanity2 of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of...
View ArticleSeptember 22: Ecclesiastes 4–6; Psalm 77; John 18
Old Testament: Ecclesiastes 4–6 Ecclesiastes 4–6 (Listen)Evil Under the Sun4 Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to...
View ArticleSeptember 23: Ecclesiastes 7–9; Psalm 78:1–39; John 19
Old Testament: Ecclesiastes 7–9 Ecclesiastes 7–9 (Listen)The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly7 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.2 It is...
View ArticleSeptember 24: Ecclesiastes 10–12; Psalm 78:40–72; John 20
Old Testament: Ecclesiastes 10–12 Ecclesiastes 10–12 (Listen)10 Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.2 A wise man's heart...
View ArticleSeptember 25: Song of Solomon 1–4; Psalm 79; John 21—Acts 1
Old Testament: Song of Solomon 1–4 Song of Solomon 1–4 (Listen)1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's.The Bride Confesses Her LoveShe12 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love...
View ArticleSeptember 26: Song of Solomon 5–8; Psalm 80; Acts 2
Old Testament: Song of Solomon 5–8 Song of Solomon 5–8 (Listen)He5 I came to my garden, my sister, my bride, I gathered my myrrh with my spice, I ate my honeycomb with my honey, I drank my...
View ArticleSeptember 27: Isaiah 1; Psalm 81; Acts 3
Old Testament: Isaiah 1 Isaiah 1 (Listen)1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.The...
View ArticleSeptember 28: Isaiah 2–4; Psalm 82; Acts 4
Old Testament: Isaiah 2–4 Isaiah 2–4 (Listen)The Mountain of the Lord2 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.2 It shall come to pass in the latter days that the...
View ArticleSeptember 29: Isaiah 5–7; Psalm 83; Acts 5
Old Testament: Isaiah 5–7 Isaiah 5–7 (Listen)The Vineyard of the Lord Destroyed5 Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile...
View ArticleSeptember 30: Isaiah 8–9; Psalm 84; Acts 6
Old Testament: Isaiah 8–9 Isaiah 8–9 (Listen)The Coming Assyrian Invasion8 Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large tablet and write on it in common characters,1‘Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz.’22...
View ArticleOctober 1: Isaiah 10–12; Psalm 85; Acts 7
Old Testament: Isaiah 10–12 Isaiah 10–12 (Listen)10 Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression,2 to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob...
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