Study Desk

Think carefully before you promise an offering to God. You might regret it later.

God, the righteous one, knows what goes on in the homes of the wicked, and he will bring the wicked down to ruin.

You may say that it is none of your business, but God knows and judges your motives. He keeps watch on you; he knows. And he will reward you according to what you do.

such people could be ruined in a moment. Do you realize the disaster that God or the king can cause?

We honor God for what he conceals; we honor kings for what they explain.

If you do not obey the law, God will find your prayers too hateful to hear.

You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you.

A thief's partner is his own worst enemy. He will be punished if he tells the truth in court, and God will curse him if he doesn't.

These are the solemn words of Agur son of Jakeh: "God is not with me, God is not with me, and I am helpless.

I have never learned any wisdom, and I know nothing at all about God.

"God keeps every promise he makes. He is like a shield for all who seek his protection.

I ask you, God, to let me have two things before I die:

If I have more, I might say that I do not need you. But if I am poor, I might steal and bring disgrace on my God.

I determined that I would examine and study all the things that are done in this world. God has laid a miserable fate upon us.

The best thing we can do is eat and drink and enjoy what we have earned. And yet, I realized that even this comes from God.

God gives wisdom, knowledge, and happiness to those who please him, but he makes sinners work, earning and saving, so that what they get can be given to those who please him. It is all useless. It is like chasing the wind.

Everything that happens in this world happens at the time God chooses.

I know the heavy burdens that God has laid on us.

I know that everything God does will last forever. You can't add anything to it or take anything away from it. And one thing God does is to make us stand in awe of him.

Whatever happens or can happen has already happened before. God makes the same thing happen again and again.