Good and upright is the Lord; therefore will He instruct sinners in the way.

The meek will He guide in judgment; the meek will He teach His ways.

And I undertook to understand this, [but] it is too hard for me,

until I go into the sanctuary of God, [and so] understand the latter end.

But I [was] vile and knew not: I became brutish before You.

For I am the most simple of all men, and there is not in me the wisdom of men.

God has taught me wisdom, and I know the knowledge of the Holy One.

And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and they that are in darkness, and they that are in mist; the eyes of the blind shall see,

and the poor shall rejoice with joy because of the Lord, and they that had no hope among men shall be filled with joy.

There shall be there a pure way, and it shall be called a holy way; and there shall not pass by there any unclean person, neither shall there be there an unclean way; but the dispersed shall walk on it, and they shall not go astray.

and said, "Assuredly I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you shall by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of heaven.

Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it."

How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear apart from a preacher?

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he has come to know nothing yet as he ought to know.

Or did the word of God go forth from you? Or did it come to you only?

If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or [is] spiritual, let him recognize that the things which I am writing to you are the commandments of the Lord.

but the rich [man] in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away.

Therefore laying aside all filthiness and abundance of evil, in meekness receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

Therefore having put away all malice, all guile, hypocrisy, envy, and all slanders,

as newborn babes, desire the genuine milk of the word, that by it you may grow,

So Naaman came with horse and chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

From where [have you come], Gehazi? And Gehazi said, Your servant has not been anywhere. And Elisha said to him, Did not my heart go with you, when the man returned from his chariot to meet you? And now you have received silver, and now you have received clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants, and maidservants.

And he went from there and found Jehonadab the son of Rechab [coming] to meet him. And he greeted him, and Jehu said to him, Is your heart right with my heart, as my heart [is] with your heart? And Jehonadab said, It is. And Jehu said, If it is then, give me your hand. And he gave him his hand, and he took him up with him into the chariot.

And he said to him, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. And he caused him to sit in his chariot.