Verse of the day

Proverbs

12:1 The one who loves discipline loves knowledge,

but the one who hates reproof is stupid.

2 A good person obtains favor from the Lord,

but the Lord condemns a person with wicked schemes.

3 No one can be established through wickedness,

but a righteous root cannot be moved.

4 A noble wife is the crown of her husband,

but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

5 The plans of the righteous are just;

the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

6 The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood,

but the words of the upright will deliver them.

Verse of the day

Psalms

51:1 For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David’s affair with Bathsheba.

Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love!

Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!

2 Wash away my wrongdoing!

Cleanse me of my sin!

3 For I am aware of my rebellious acts;

I am forever conscious of my sin.

4 Against you – you above all – I have sinned;

I have done what is evil in your sight.

So you are just when you confront me;

you are right when you condemn me.

The Verse of today

Psalms

50:1 A psalm by Asaph.

El, God, the Lord speaks,

and summons the earth to come from the east and west.

2 From Zion, the most beautiful of all places,

God comes in splendor.

3 Our God approaches and is not silent;

consuming fire goes ahead of him

and all around him a storm rages.

4 He summons the heavens above,

as well as the earth, so that he might judge his people.

5 He says:

“Assemble my covenant people before me,

those who ratified a covenant with me by sacrifice!”

Verse of the day

Colossians

1:1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2 to the saints, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you from God our Father!

3 We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints. 5 Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel 6 that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth. 7 You learned the gospel from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave – a faithful ministe

Verse of the day

Psalms

48:1 A song, a psalm by the Korahites.

The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise

in the city of our God, his holy hill.

2 It is lofty and pleasing to look at,

a source of joy to the whole earth.

Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon;

it is the city of the great king.

3 God is in its fortresses;

he reveals himself as its defender.

4 For look, the kings assemble;

they advance together.

5 As soon as they see, they are shocked;

they are terrified, they quickly retreat.

God bless the righteous men

Philippians 4:1 So then, my brothers and sisters, dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends! 2 I appeal to Euodia and to Syntyche to agree in the Lord. 3 Yes, I say also to you, true companion, help them. They have struggled together in the gospel ministry along with me and Clement and my other coworkers, whose names are in the book of life. 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice! 5 Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near! 6 Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Verse of the day

Galatians
2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up to Jerusalem again with Barnabas, taking Titus along too. 2 I went there because of a revelation and presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I did so only in a private meeting with the influential people, to make sure that I was not running – or had not run – in vain. 3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, although he was a Greek. 4 Now this matter arose because of the false brothers with false pretenses who slipped in unnoticed to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, to make us slaves. 5 But we did not surrender to them even for a moment, in order that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.