- Poverty:
- "Whoso despisethª° the wordª shall be destroyed:ª° but he¹ that fearethª the commandmentª shall be rewarded.ª°" {Prv 13:13} + "Lest¹ thou giveª° thine honourª unto others,ª and thy yearsª unto the cruel:ª ... I was¹ almostª in all¹ evilª in the midstª of the congregationª and assembly.ª" {Prv 5:9-14} + "Whoso lovethª° instructionª lovethª° knowledge:ª but he that hatethª° reproofª [is] brutish.ª" {Prv 12:1} + "A foolª despisethª° his father'sª instruction:ª but he that regardethª° reproofª is prudent.ª°" {Prv 15:5} + "The earª that hearethª° the reproofª of lifeª abidethª° amongª the wise.ª ... He that refusethª° instructionª despisethª° his own soul:ª but he that hearethª° reproofª gettethª° understanding.ª" {Prv 15:31-32} + "Manyª will intreatª° the favourª of the prince:ª and every man¹ [is] a friendª to him² that giveth gifts.ª¹" {Prv 19:6} + "O LORD,ª [are] not¹ thine eyesª upon the truth?ª thou hast strickenª° them, but they have not¹ grieved;ª° thou hast consumedª° them, [but] they have refusedª° to receiveª° correction:ª they have made their facesª harderª° than a rock;ª¹ they have refusedª° to return.ª° ... Shall I not¹ visitª° for¹ these¹ [things]? saithª° the LORD:ª and¹ shall not¹ my soulª be avengedª° on such¹ a nationª as this?¹" {Jer 5:3-9} + "Seeª° that ye refuseª° notª him that speaketh.ª° Forª ifª theyª escapedª° notª who refused¹ him²° that spakeª° onª earth,ª muchª moreª [shall not] weª [escape], if we turn away from¹ him²°¹ that [speaketh] fromª heaven:ª" {Hbr 12:25}
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