Do not stay away from me! Trouble is near, and there is no one to help.

They open their mouths like lions, roaring and tearing at me.

When evil people attack me and try to kill me, they stumble and fall.

Jonathan went to him there and encouraged him with assurances of God's protection,

Hushai added, "Quick, now! Send a message to David not to spend the night at the river crossings in the wilderness, but to cross the Jordan at once, so that he and his men won't all be caught and killed."

Get up, let us go. Look, here is the man who is betraying me!"

Jesus was still speaking when Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs and sent by the chief priests and the elders.

You refuse to let me correct you; you reject my commands.

The wicked tell God to leave them alone; they don't want to know his will for their lives.

To have knowledge, you must first have reverence for the LORD. Stupid people have no respect for wisdom and refuse to learn.

"Foolish people! How long do you want to be foolish? How long will you enjoy making fun of knowledge? Will you never learn?

If you do not obey the law, God will find your prayers too hateful to hear.

But now, in union with Christ Jesus you, who used to be far away, have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

For Christ himself has brought us peace by making Jews and Gentiles one people. With his own body he broke down the wall that separated them and kept them enemies.