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Psalm 1:1-6 True Happiness From NIV College Devo to GNB Rainbow
True Happiness
Psalm 1:1-6 Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God.
Instead, they find joy in obeying the Law of the LORD, and they study it day and night.
They are like trees that grow beside a stream, that bear fruit at the right time, and whose leaves do not dry up. They succeed in everything they do.
But evil people are not like this at all; they are like straw that the wind blows away.
Sinners will be condemned by God and kept apart from God's own people.
The righteous are guided and protected by the LORD, but the evil are on the way to their doom.
Proverbs 1:8-33 Pay attention to what your father and mother tell you, my son.
Their teaching will improve your character as a handsome turban or a necklace improves your appearance.
When sinners tempt you, my son, don't give in.
Suppose they say, "Come on; let's find someone to kill! Let's attack some innocent people for the fun of it!
They may be alive and well when we find them, but they'll be dead when we're through with them!
We'll find all kinds of riches and fill our houses with loot!
Come and join us, and we'll all share what we steal."
Don't go with people like that, my son. Stay away from them.
They can't wait to do something bad. They're always ready to kill.
It does no good to spread a net when the bird you want to catch is watching,
but people like that are setting a trap for themselves, a trap in which they will die.
Robbery always claims the life of the robber--this is what happens to anyone who lives by violence.
Wisdom Calls
Listen! Wisdom is calling out in the streets and market places,
calling loudly at the city gates and wherever people come together.
"Foolish people! How long do you want to be foolish> How long will you enjoy pouring scorn on knowledge? Will you never learn?
Listen when I reprimand you; I will give you good advice and share my knowledge with you.
I have been calling you, inviting you to come, but you would not listen. You paid no attention to me.
You have ignored all my advice and have not been willing to let me correct you.
So when you get into trouble, I will laugh at you. I will mock you when terror strikes--
when it comes on you like a storm, bringing fierce winds of trouble, and you are in pain and misery.
Then you will call for wisdom, but I will not answer. You may look for me everywhere, but you will not find me.
You have never had any use for knowledge and have always refused to obey the LORD.
You have never wanted my advice or paid any attention when I corrected you.
So then, you will get what you deserve, and your own actions will make you sick.
Inexperienced people die because they reject wisdom. Stupid people are destroyed by their own lack of concern.
But whoever listens to me will have security. He will be safe, with no reason to be afraid."