Proverbs 23
4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Heed the warning
Guide thy heart
Keep thy head about thee
Think not one above another
Admire not the grass that looks greener
Keep thy eyes on your own path
watch where your feet take you
Watch whose hand you hold
Be sure you stray not
Make sure you stay in line
For we walk a narrow way
with steep sides
Let us stick to the path
so that we slip not
If though
If thou find that thou hast slipped
Fear not
For all you have to do
Is to look back toward the Father
Repent, and turn back toward him
Draw nigh unto Him
so that He will draw nigh unto you
Luke 15:3-7
3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
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