His master replied, `Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.

Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.

I lift up my eyes to the hills — where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of judgment.