The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil; He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

Better [is] the poor who walks in his integrity Than one perverse [in his] ways, though he [be] rich.

And Solomon said: "You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he walked before You in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as [it is] this day.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.

And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, And to depart from evil [is] understanding.' "

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for You.

Praise the LORD! Blessed [is] the man [who] fears the LORD, [Who] delights greatly in His commandments.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man's all.

"My covenant was with him, [one] of life and peace, And I gave them to him [that he might] fear [Me;] So he feared Me And was reverent before My name.

The law of truth was in his mouth, And injustice was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and equity, And turned many away from iniquity.

Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

And they said, "Cornelius [the] centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you."

"But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.

He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor, But a man of understanding holds his peace.

"I am one mocked by his friends, Who called on God, and He answered him, The just and blameless [who is] ridiculed.

Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scorn of those who are at ease, With the contempt of the proud.

"He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me."

Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him.

Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,