The reading for today is Ecclesiastes 7-9; Psalm 46; 2 Timothy 3. Ecclesiastes 7 A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth. It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart. Sorrow is better than ... Continue reading Week 27, Day 4 →

The reading for today is Ecclesiastes 4-6; Psalm 125; 2 Timothy 2. Ecclesiastes 4 Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them. So I congratulated the dead ... Continue reading Week 27, Day 3 →

The reading for today is Ecclesiastes 1-3; Psalm 45; 2 Timothy 1. Ecclesiastes 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, Vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun? A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth remains forever. ... Continue reading Week 27, Day 2 →

The reading for today is 1 Kings 10-11; 2 Chronicles 9; 1 Timothy 6. 1 Kings 10 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with difficult questions. So she came to Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and very much gold and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she ... Continue reading Week 27, Day 1 →

The reading for today is 1 Kings 9; 2 Chronicles 8; 1 Timothy 5. 1 Kings 9 Now it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all that Solomon desired to do, that the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon. The Lord said to him, I have heard your prayer and your supplication ... Continue reading Week 26, Day 5 →

The reading for today is 2 Chronicles 5-7; Psalm 121; 1 Timothy 4. 2 Chronicles 5 Thus all the work that Solomon performed for the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, even the silver and the gold and all the utensils, and put them in the treasuries of the house of God. Then Solomon assembled to Jeru ... Continue reading Week 26, Day 4 →

The reading for today is 1 Kings 8; Psalm 30; 1 Timothy 3. 1 Kings 8 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers’ households of the sons of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the city of David, which is Zion. All the men of Israel assembled ... Continue reading Week 26, Day 3 →

The reading for today is 1 Kings 7; 2 Chronicles 4; Psalm 44; 1 Timothy 2. 1 Kings 7 Now Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. He built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was 100 cubits and its width 50 cubits and its height 30 cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on the pillars. It was paneled with ... Continue reading Week 26, Day 2 →

The reading for today is 1 Kings 6; 2 Chronicles 3; 1 Timothy 1. 1 Kings 6 Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord. As for the house which King Sol ... Continue reading Week 26, Day 1 →

The reading for today is 1 Kings 5; 2 Chronicles 2; 2 Thessalonians 3. 1 Kings 5 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always been a friend of David. Then Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying, You know that David my father was unable to build a house for the name of the Lor ... Continue reading Week 25, Day 5 →

The reading for today is Song of Solomon 7-8; Psalm 127; 2 Thessalonians 2. Song of Solomon 7 How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince’s daughter! The curves of your hips are like jewels, The work of the hands of an artist. Your navel is like a round goblet Which never lacks mixed wine; Your belly is like a heap of wheat Fenced about with lilies. Your two breasts ... Continue reading Week 25, Day 4 →

The reading for today is Song of Solomon 4-6; 2 Thessalonians 1. Song of Solomon 4 How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil; Your hair is like a flock of goats That have descended from Mount Gilead. Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn ewes Which have come up from their washing, All of which bear tw ... Continue reading Week 25, Day 3 →

The reading for today is Song of Solomon 1-3; Psalm 72; 1 Thessalonians 5. Song of Solomon 1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine. Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is like purified oil; Therefore the maidens love you. Draw me after you and let us run together! The king has brou ... Continue reading Week 25, Day 2 →

The reading for today is Proverbs 29-31; 1 Thessalonians 4. Proverbs 29 A man who hardens his neck after much reproof Will suddenly be broken beyond remedy. When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan. A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, But he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth. The king ... Continue reading Week 25, Day 1 →

The reading for today is Proverbs 26-28; 1 Thessalonians 3. Proverbs 26 Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool. Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, So a curse without cause does not alight. A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools. Do not answer a foo ... Continue reading Week 24, Day 5 →

The reading for today is Proverbs 24-25; Psalm 41; 1 Thessalonians 2. Proverbs 24 Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them; For their minds devise violence, And their lips talk of trouble. By wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established; And by knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is stron ... Continue reading Week 24, Day 4 →

The reading for today is Proverbs 22-23; Psalm 117; 1 Thessalonians 1. Proverbs 22 A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold. The rich and the poor have a common bond, The Lord is the maker of them all. The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it. The reward of humility and th ... Continue reading Week 24, Day 3 →

The reading for today is Proverbs 19-21; Psalm 40; Romans 16. Proverbs 19 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool. Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And he who hurries his footsteps errs. The foolishness of man ruins his way, And his heart rages against the Lord. Wealth adds many f ... Continue reading Week 24, Day 2 →

The reading for today is Proverbs 16-18; Romans 15. Proverbs 16 The plans of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the Lord weighs the motives. Commit your works to the Lord And your plans will be established. The Lord has made everything for its own purpose, Even ... Continue reading Week 24, Day 1 →

The reading for today is Proverbs 14-15; Romans 14. Proverbs 14 The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish tears it down with her own hands. He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, But he who is devious in his ways despises Him. In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back, But the lips of the wise will protect them. Where no oxen ... Continue reading Week 23, Day 5 →

The reading for today is Proverbs 11-13; Psalm 8; Romans 13. Proverbs 11 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight. When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom. The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them. Riches do not profit in the day o ... Continue reading Week 23, Day 4 →

The reading for today is Proverbs 8-10; Psalm 144; Romans 12. Proverbs 8 Does not wisdom call, And understanding lift up her voice? On top of the heights beside the way, Where the paths meet, she takes her stand; Beside the gates, at the opening to the city, At the entrance of the doors, she cries out: To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men. ... Continue reading Week 23, Day 3 →

The reading for today is Proverbs 6-7; Psalm 7; Romans 11. Proverbs 6 My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, Have given a pledge for a stranger, If you have been snared with the words of your mouth, Have been caught with the words of your mouth, Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself; Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor, Go, ... Continue reading Week 23, Day 2 →

The reading for today is Proverbs 3-5; Romans 10. Proverbs 3 My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments; For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you. Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good rep ... Continue reading Week 23, Day 1 →

The reading for today is 1 Kings 4; Proverbs 1-2; Psalm 43; Romans 9. 1 Kings 4 Now King Solomon was king over all Israel. These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar ... Continue reading Week 22, Day 5 →