who says of his father and mother, I have not seen them; nor has he acknowledged his brothers, or known his own children; for they have kept Your Word and guarded Your covenant.

Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

One thing I have desired from Jehovah, that I will seek after: That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire in His temple.

For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

O Jehovah of Hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in You!

Let not mercy and truth forsake you; tie them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart;

for its profit is better than the gain from silver, and its increase more than fine gold.

Blessed is the man who gives heed to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of heart.

He who walks with the wise will be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His Word.

And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things.

But He said, No; rather, blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it.