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The Perfect Wisdom of THAT I AM
Proverbs Chapter 10 through 22 verse 16
10:01
A wise son makes a glad father
yet a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother
10:02
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing
yet righteousness delivers from death
10:03
THAT I AM will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish
yet IT casts away the substance of the wicked
10:04
He becomes poor that deals with a slack hand
yet the hand of the diligent makes rich
10:05
He that gathers in summer is a wise son
yet he that sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame
10:06
Blessings are on the head of the just
yet violence covers the mouth of the wicked
10:07
The memory of the just is blessed
yet the name of the wicked will rot
10:08
The wise in heart will receive commandments
yet a prating fool will fall
10:09
He that walks uprightly walks surely
yet he that perverts his ways will be made known
10:10
He that winks with the eye causes sorrow
and a prating fool will fall
10:11
The mouth of the righteous man is a well of life
yet violence covers the mouth of the wicked
10:12
Hatred stirs up strifes
yet love covers all offenses
10:13
In the lips of him that has understanding wisdom is found
yet a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding
10:14
Wise men lay up knowledge
yet the mouth of the foolish is near destruction
10:15
The rich man's wealth is his strong city
the destruction of the poor is their poverty
10:16
The labor of the righteous tends to life
the product of the wicked to sin
10:17
He is in the way that keeps instruction
yet he that refuses reproof errs
10:18
He that hides hatred has lying lips
and he that utters a slander is a fool
10:19
In the multitude of words there wants not sin
so he that refrains his lips is wise
10:20
The tongue of the just is like choice silver
the heart of the wicked is of little worth
10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many
yet fools die for want of wisdom
10:22
The blessing of THAT I AM makes rich
and IT adds no sorrow with it
10:23
It is like sport to a fool to do mischief
yet a man of understanding has wisdom
10:24
What the wicked fear will come upon them
yet the desire of the righteous will be granted
10:25
Like the whirlwind comes and goes so the wicked is no more
yet the righteous has an everlasting foundation
10:26
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes
so is the sluggard to one who sends him
10:27
The fear of THAT I AM prolongs days
yet the years of the wicked will be shortened
10:28
The hope of the righteous will be gladness
yet the expectation of the wicked will rot
10:29
The way of THAT I AM is strength to the upright
yet destruction will be to the workers of iniquity
10:30
The righteous will never be removed
yet the wicked will not inhabit the earth
10:31
The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom
yet the froward tongue will be cut out
10:32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable
yet the mouth of the wicked speaks frowardness
11:01
A false balance is abomination to THAT I AM
yet a just weight is ITS delight
11:02
With pride comes shame also
yet with the lowly is wisdom
11:03
The integrity of the upright will guide them
yet the perverseness of transgressors will destroy them
11:04
Riches profit nothing in the day of wrath
yet righteousness delivers from death
11:05
The righteousness of the perfect will direct his way
yet the wicked will fall by his own wickedness
11:06
The righteousness of the upright will deliver him
yet transgressors will be taken in their own naughtiness
11:07
When a wicked man dies his expectation will perish
and the hope of unjust men perishes
11:08
The righteous is delivered out of trouble
and the wicked comes in his stead
11:09
A hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor
yet through knowledge the just will be delivered
11:10
When it goes well with the righteous the city rejoices
and when the wicked perish there is shouting
11:11
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted
yet it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked
11:12
He that is void of wisdom despises his neighbor
yet a man of understanding holds his peace
11:13
A talebearer reveals secrets
yet he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter
11:14
The people fall where there is no counsel
yet in the multitude of counsellors there is safety
11:15
He that is surety for a stranger will smart for it
and he that hates suretship is sure
11:16
A gracious woman retains honor
and strong men retain riches
11:17
The merciful man does good to his own soul
yet he that is cruel troubles his own flesh
11:18
The wicked work a deceitful work
yet to him that sows righteousness will be a sure reward
11:19
In the way that righteousness tends to life
so he that pursues evil pursues it to his own death
11:20
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to THAT I AM
yet such that are upright in their way are ITS delight
11:21
Though hand join in hand the wicked will not be unpunished
yet the seed of the righteous will be delivered
11:22
Like a jewel of gold in a swine's snout
so is a fair woman who lacks discretion
11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good
yet the expectation of the wicked is wrath
11:24
There is that scatters and yet increases
and there is that withholds more than is meet yet it tends to poverty
11:25
The liberal soul will be made fat
and he that waters will be watered also himself
11:26
He that withholds corn will be cursed by the people
yet blessings will be upon the head of him that sells it
11:27
He that diligently seeks good procures favor
yet mischief will come to one that seeks mischief
11:28
He that trusts in his riches will fall
yet the righteous will flourish like a branch
11:29
He that troubles his own house will inherit the wind
and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart
11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life
and he that wins souls is wise
11:31
Behold! The righteous will be recompensed in the earth
much more the wicked and the sinner
12:01
Whoso loves instruction loves knowledge
yet he that hates reproof is a brutish man
12.02
A good man obtains the favor of THAT I AM
yet a man of wicked devices IT will condemn
12:03
A man will not be established by wickedness
yet the root of the righteous will not be moved
12:04
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband
yet she that makes ashamed is like rottenness in his bones
12:05
The thoughts of the righteous are right
yet the counsels of the wicked are deceit
12:06
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood
yet the mouth of the upright will deliver them
12:07
The wicked are overthrown and are not
yet the house of the righteous will stand
12:08
A man will be commended according to his wisdom
yet he that is of a perverse heart will be despised
12:09
He that is despised yet has a servant
is better than he that honors himself and lacks bread
12:10
A righteous man regards the life of his beast
yet the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel
12:11
He that tills his land will be satisfied with bread
yet he that follows vain persons is void of understanding
12:12
The wicked desires the net of evil men
yet the root of the righteous yields products
12:13
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips
yet the just will come out of trouble
12:14
A man will be satisfied with good by the product of his mouth
and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered unto him
12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes
yet he that hearkens unto counsel is wise
12:16
A fool's wrath is presently known
yet a prudent man covers shame
12:17
He that speaks truth shows righteousness
yet a false witness shows deceit
12:18
There is that speaks like the piercings of a sword
yet the tongue of the wise brings healing
12:19
The lip of truth will be established forever
yet a lying tongue is for a moment
12:20
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil
yet to the counsellors of peace is joy
12:21
There will no evil happen to the just
yet the wicked will be filled with mischief
12:22
Lying lips are abomination to THAT I AM
yet they that deal truly are ITS delight
12:23
A prudent man conceals knowledge
yet the heart of fools proclaims foolishness
12:24
The hand of the diligent will bear rule
yet the slothful will be under tribute
12:25
Heaviness in the heart of man makes it stoop
yet a good word makes it glad
12:26
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor
yet the way of the wicked seduces them
12:27
The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting
yet the substance of a diligent man is precious wealth
12:28
In the way of righteousness is life
and in the pathway thereof there is no death
13:01
A wise son hears his father's instruction
yet a scorner hears not rebuke
13:02
A mam will eat good by the product of his mouth
yet the soul of the transgressors will eat violence
13:03
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life
yet he that opens wide his lips will have destruction
13:04
The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing
yet the soul of the diligent will be made fat
13:05
A righteous man hates lying
yet a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame
13:06
Righteousness keeps him that is upright in the way
yet wickedness overthrows the sinner
13:07
There is that makes himself rich yet has nothing
there is that makes himself poor yet has great riches
13:08
The ransom of a man's life are his riches
yet the poor hears no rebuke
13:09
The light of the righteous rejoices
yet the lamp of the wicked will be put out
13:10
Only by pride comes contention
yet with the well advised is wisdom
13:11
Wealth gained by vanity will diminish
yet he that gathers by labor will increase
13:12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick
yet when desire comes it is a tree of life
13:13
Whoso despises the word will be destroyed
yet he that fears the commandment will be rewarded
13:14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life
to depart from the snares of death
13:15
Good understanding wins favor
yet the way of transgressors is hard
13:16
Every prudent man deals with knowledge
yet a fool lays open his folly
13:17
A wicked messenger falls into mischief
yet a faithful delegate is health
13:18
Poverty and shame will be to him that refuses instruction
yet he that regards reproof will be honored
13:19
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul
yet it is abomination to fools to depart from evil
13:20
He that walks with wise men will be wise
yet the companion of fools will be destroyed
13:21
Evil pursues sinners
yet to the righteous good will be repaid
13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children
and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just
13:23
Much food is in the tillage of the poor
yet there is that is destroyed for lack of judgement
13:24
He that spares his rod hates his son
yet he that loves him chastens him betimes
13:25
The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul
yet the belly of the wicked will want
14:01
Every wise woman builds her house
yet the foolish plucks it down with her hands
14:02
He that walks in his uprightness fears THAT I AM
yet he that is perverse in his ways despises IT
14:03
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride
yet the lips of the wise will preserve them
14:04
The crib is clean when there are no oxen
yet much increase is by the strength of the ox
14:05
A faithful witness will not lie
yet a false witness will utter lies
14:06
A scorner seeks wisdom and finds it not
yet knowledge is easy to him that understands
14:07
Go from the presence of a foolish man
when you perceive he does not have the lips of knowledge
14:08
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way
yet the folly of fools is deceit
14:09
Fools make a mock at sin
yet among the righteous there is favor
14:10
The heart knows its own bitterness
and a stranger does not intermeddle in its joy
14:11
The house of the wicked will be overthrown
yet the tabernacle of the upright will flourish
14:12
There is a way which seems right unto a man
yet the end thereof are the ways of death
14:14
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful
and the end of mirth is heaviness
14:15
The simple believes every word
yet the prudent man looks well to his going
14:16
A wise man fears and departs from evil
yet the fool rages and is confident
14:17
He that is soon angry deals foolishly
and a man of wicked devices is hated
14:18
The simple inherit folly
yet the prudent are crowned with knowledge
14:19
The evil bow before the good
and the wicked at the gates of the righteous
14:20
The poor is hated even of his own neighbor
yet the rich has many friends
14:21
He that despises his neighbor sins
yet he that has mercy on the poor is content
14:22
Do they not err that devise evil?
yet mercy and truth will be to those who devise good
14:23
In all labor there is profit
yet the talk of the lips tends only to penury
14:24
The crown of the wise is their riches
yet the foolishness of fools is folly
14:25
A true witness delivers souls
yet a deceitful witness speaks lies
14:26
In the fear of THAT I AM is strong confidence
and ITS children will have a refuge
14:27
The fear of THAT I AM is a fountain of life
to depart from the snares of death
14:28
In the multitude of people is the king's honor
yet in the want of people is the destruction of the prince
14:29
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding
yet he that is hasty of spirit exalts folly
14:30
A sound heart is the life of the flesh
yet envy the rottenness of the bones
14:31
He that oppresses the poor reproaches THAT I AM
yet he that honors IT has mercy on the poor
14:32
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness
yet the righteous has hope in his death
14:33
Wisdom rests in the heart of him that has understanding
yet that which is in the midst of fools is made known
14:34
Righteousness exalts a nation
yet sin is a reproach to any people
14:35
The king's favor is toward a wise servant
yet his wrath is against him that causes shame
15:01
A soft answer turns away wrath
yet grevious words stir up anger
15:02
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright
yet the mouth of fools pours out foolishness
15:03
The eyes of THAT I AM are in every place
beholding the evil and the good
15:04
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life
yet perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit
15:05
A fool despises his father's instruction
yet he that regards reproof is prudent
15:06
In the house of the righteous is much treasure
yet in the revenues of the wicked is trouble
15:07
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge
yet the heart of the foolish does not so
15:08
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to THAT I AM
yet the prayer of the upright is ITS delight
15:09
The way of the wicked is an abomination to THAT I AM
yet IT loves him that follows after righteousness
15:10
Correction is grevious to him that forsakes the way
and he that hates reproof will die
15:11
Hell and destruction are before THAT I AM
how much more then the children of men?
15:12
A scorner does not love one that reproves him
neither will he go to the wise
15:13
A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance
yet by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken
15:14
The heart of him that has understanding seeks knowledge
yet the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness
15:15
All the days of the afflicted are evil
yet he that is of a merry heart has a continual feast
15:16
Better is little with fear of THAT I AM
than great treasure and trouble therewith
15:17
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
than a stalled ox and hatred with it
15:18
A wrathful man stirs up strife
yet he that is slow to anger appeases strife
15:19
The way of the slothful man is like a hedge of thorns
yet the way of the righteous is made plain
15:20
A wise son makes a glad father
yet a foolish man despises his mother
15:21
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom
yet a man of understanding walks uprightly
15:22
Without counsel purposes are disappointed
yet in the multitude of counsellors they are established
15:23
A man has joy by the answer of his mouth
and a word spoken in due season - how good is it!
15:24
The way of life is above to the wise
that he may depart from hell beneath
15:25
THAT I AM will destroy the house of the proud
yet IT will establish the border of the widow
15:26
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to THAT I AM
yet the words of the pure are pleasant words
15:27
He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house
yet he that hates gifts will live
15:28
The heart of the righteous studies to answer
yet the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things
15:29
THAT I AM is far from the wicked
yet IT hears the prayer of the righteous
15:30
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart
and a good report makes the bones fat
15:31
The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise
15:32
He that refuses instruction despises his own soul
yet he that hears reproof gets understanding
15:33
The fear of THAT I AM is the instruction of wisdom
and before honor is humility
16:01
The preparations oft he heart in man and the answer from the tongue
is from THAT I AM
16:02
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes
yet THAT I AM weighs the spirits
16:03
Commit your works to THAT I AM
and your thoughts will be established
16:04
THAT I AM has made all things for ITSELF
yea - even the wicked for an evil day
16:05
Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to THAT I AM
though hand join in hand he will not be unpunished
16:06
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged
and by fear of THAT I AM men depart from evil
16:07
When a man's ways please THAT I AM
IT makes even his enemies to be at peace with him
16:08
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right
16:09
A man's heart devises his way
yet THAT I AM directs his steps
16:10
The authority on the lips of the king is imaginary
yet no one dares judge him to be in error
16:11
A just weight and balance are through THAT I AM
all the weights in the bag are ITS work
16:12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness
for the thrown is established by righteousness
16;13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings
and they love him that speaks right
16:14
The wrath of a king is like messengers of death
yet a wise man will pacify it
16:15
In the light of the king's countenance is life
and his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain
16:16
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
16:17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil
he that keeps his way preserves his soul
16:18
Pride goes before destruction
and a haughty spirit before a fall
16:19
Better it is to be of a humble spirit with the lowly
than to divide the spoil with the proud
16:20
He that handles a matter wisely will find good
and whoso trusts in THAT I AM is content
16:21
The wise in heart will be called prudent
and the sweetness of the lips increases learning
16:22
Understanding is a wellspring of life to him that has it
yet the instruction of fools is folly
16:23
The heart of the wise teaches his mouth and adds learning to his lips
16:24
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb
sweet to the soul and health to the bones
16:25
There is a way that seems right to a man
yet the end thereof are the ways of death
16:26
He that labors does so for himself
for his mouth craves it of him
16:27
An unprincipled man digs up evil
and in his lips there is what is like a raging fire
16:28
A froward man sows strife and a whisperer separates chief friends
16:29
A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him into the way that is not good
16:30
He shuts his eyes to devise froward things
he causes evil with his lips
16:31
The hoary head is a crown of glory
if it be found in the way of righteousness
16:32
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty
and he that rules his spirit is better than he who takes a city
16:33
The lot is cast into the lap
yet every decision made thereby is from THAT I AM
17:01
Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith
than a house full of feasting with strife
17:02
A wise servant will rule over a son that causes shame
and will have a part of the inheritance with the brothers
17:03
The fining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold
yet THAT I AM tries the hearts
17:04
A wicked doer gives heed to false lips
and a liar gives ear to a naughty tongue
17:05
Whoso mocks the poor reproaches THAT I AM
and he that is glad at calamities will not go unpunished
17:06
Children's children are the crown of old men
and the glory of children is their fathers
17:07
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool
much less are lying lips befitting of a prince
17:08
A gift is like a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it
whatever it is used for is always expected to be a success
17:09
He that covers a transgression seeks love
yet he that repeats a matter separates close friends
17:10
A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool
17:11
An evil man seeks only rebellion
therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him
17:12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man
rather than a fool in his folly
17:13
Whoso rewards evil for good
evil will not depart from his house
17:14
The beginning of strife is like when one lets out water
therefore leave off contention before getting involved with it
17:15
He that justifies the wicked and he that condemns the just
both are abomination to THAT I AM
17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom
seeing he has no heart to it?
17:17
A friend loves at all times
and a brother is born for adversity
17:18
A man void of understanding strikes hands
and becomes surety for his friend
17:19
He loves transgression that loves strife
and he that exalts his gate seeks destruction
17:20
He that has a froward heart finds no good
and he that has a perverse tongue falls into mischief
17:21
He that begets a fool does it to his own sorrow
and the father of a fool has no joy
17:22
A merry heart does good like a medicine
yet a broken spirit dries the bones
17:23
A wicked man produces a gift from his bosom to pervert the ways of justice
17:24
Wisdom is before him that has understanding
yet the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth
17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father
and bitterness to her who bore him
17:26
Also to punish the just is not good
nor to strike princes for equity
17:27
He that has knowledge spares his words
and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit
17:28
Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace
and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding
18:01
After separating himself
a man seeks and intermeddles with all wisdom through desire
18:02
A fool has no delight in understanding
yet that his heart may discover itself
18:03
When the wicked comes contempt also comes
and with infamy comes also reproach
18:04
The words of a man's heart are like deep waters
and the wellspring of wisdom is like a flowing brook
18:05
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked
if it is to overthrow the righteous in judgement
18:06
A fool's lips enter into destruction
and his lips are the snare of his soul
18:07
A fool's mouth is his destruction
and his lips are a snare to his soul
18:08
The words of a talebearer are like wounds
and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly
18:09
He that is slothful in his work
is also brother to one who is a great waster
18:10
The name of THAT I AM is a strong tower
the righteous runs into it and is safe
18:11
The rich man's wealth is his strong city
and like a high wall in his own conceit
18:12
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty
and before honor is humility
18:13
He that answers a matter before he hears it
it is folly and shame unto him
18:14
The spirit of man will sustain his infirmity
yet who can bear a wounded spirit?
18:15
The heart of the prudent gets knowledge
and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge
18:16
A man's gift makes room for him
and brings him before great men
18:17
He that is first in his own cause seems just
yet his neighbor comes and searches him
18:18
The lot causes contentions to cease
and decides between strong contenders
18:19
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city
and their contentions are like the bars of a castle
18:20
A man's belly will be satisfied with the product of his mouth
and with the increase of his lips he will be satisfied
18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue
and they that love it will eat its product
18:22
Whoso finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains the favor of THAT I AM
18:23
The poor use entreaties
yet the rich answer roughly
18:24
A man that has friends must show himself friendly
and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother
19:01
Better is the poor that walks in his integrity
than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool
19:02
That the soul be without knowledge is not good
and he that hastens with his feet is a sinner
19:03
The foolishness of man perverts his way
and his heart frets against THAT I AM
19:04
Wealth makes many friends
yet the poor is separated from his neighbor
19:05
A false witness will not be unpunished
and he that speaks lies will not escape
19:06
Many will intreat the favor of the prince
and every man is a friend to him that gives gifts
19:07
All the brethren of the poor do hate him
how much more do his friends go far from him?
he pursues them with words
yet words are wanting to him
19:08
He that gets wisdom loves his own soul
he that keeps understanding will find good
19:09
A false witness will not be unpunished
and he that speaks lies will not escape
19:10
Delight is not seemly for a fool
much less for a servant to rule over princes
19:11
The discretion of a man defers his anger
and it is his glory to look over a transgression
19:12
The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion
yet his favor is like dew upon a lawn
19:13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father
and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping
19:14
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers
and a prudent wife is from THAT I AM
19:15
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep
and an idle soul will suffer hunger
19:16
He that keeps the commandment keeps his soul
yet he that despises his ways will die
19:17
He that has pity on the poor lends to THAT I AM
and IT will pay him again what he has given
19:18
Chasten your son while there is hope
and let not your soul spare for his crying
19:19
A man of great wrath will suffer punishment
for if you deliver him you must do it again
19:20
Hear counsel and receive instruction
that you may be wise in your latter end
19:21
There are many devices in a man's heart
nevertheless the counsel pf THAT I AM will stand
19:22
The desire of a man is his kindness
and a poor man is better than a liar
19:23
The fear of THAT I AM tends to life
and he that has it will abide satisfied and will not be visited by evil
19:24
A slothful man hides his hand in his bosom
and will not even bring it to his mouth again
19:25
Smite a scorner and the simple will beware
and reprove one that has understanding so he will understand knowledge
19:26
He that wastes his father and chases away his mother
is a son that causes shame and brings reproach
19:27
Cease to hear the instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge
19:28
An unprincipled witness scorns judgement
and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity
19:29
Judgements are prepared for scorners
and stripes for the backs of fools
20:01
Wine is a mocker and strong drink is raging
whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise
20:02
The fear of a king is like the roaring of a lion
whoso provokes a king's anger sins against his own soul
20:03
It is an honor for a man to cease from strife
yet every fool will be meddling
20:04
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold
in harvest time therefore he will have nothing and must beg
20:05
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water
yet a man of understanding will draw it out
20:06
Most men will proclaim his own goodness
yet a faithful man who can find?
20:07
The just man walks in his integrity
his children are blesses after him
20:08
A king that sits in the thrown of judgement scatters away all evil with his eyes
20:09
Who can say 'I have made my heart clean
I am pure of my sin'?
Diverse weights and diverse measures
both of them are abominations to THAT I AM
20:11
Even a child is known by his doings
whether his work be pure and whether it be right
20:12
The hearing ear and the seeing eye
THAT I AM has made them both
20:13
Love not sleep lest you come to poverty
open your eyes and you will be satisfied with bread
20:14
'It is naught' says the buyer 'naught!'
yet he boasts of his purchase when he has left the vendor
20:15
There is gold and a multitude of rubies
yet the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel
20:16
Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger
and take a pledge of one who is surety for a strange woman
20:17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man
yet afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel
20:18
Every purpose is established by counsel
require good advice when making war
20:19
He that goes about like a talebearer reveals secrets
therefore meddle not with him that flatters with his lips
20:20
Whoso curses his father or his mother
his lamp will be put out in utter darkness
20:21
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning
yet its end thereof will not be blessed
20:22
Say not thou 'I will recompense evil'
yet wait on THAT I AM and it will save you
20:23
Diverse weights are an abomination to THAT I AM
and a false balance is not good
20:24
Man's goings are of THAT I AM
how then can a man understand his own way?
20:25
It is a snare to the man who devours that which is holy
and to only enquire after making vows
20:26
A wise king scatters the wicked
and brings the wheel over them
20:27
The spirit of man is the candle of THAT I AM
searching all the inward parts of the belly
20:28
Mercy and truth preserve the king
and his throne is upheld by mercy
20:29
The glory of young men is their strength
and the beauty of gold men is their grey hair
20:30
The blueness of the wound cleanses away evil
so do stripes the inward parts of the belly
21:01
The king's heart is in the hand of THAT I AM like the rivers of water
IT turns it withersoever IT will
21:02
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes
yet THAT I AM ponders the hearts
21:03
To do justice and judgement is more acceptable to THAT I AM than sacrifice
21:04
A high look and a proud heart
and the plowing of the wicked are sin
21:05
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness
yet the thoughts of everyone that is hasty tend to want
21:06
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a vanity tossed to and fro by those who seek death
21:07
The robbery of the wicked will destroy them because they refuse to do judgement
21:08
The way of a man is froward and strange
yet the work of the pure is right
21:09
It is better to dwell in the corner of a housetop
than with a brawling woman in a wide house
21:10
The soul of the wicked desires evil
his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes
21:11
When the scorner is punished the simple is made wise
and when the wise is instructed he receives knowledge
21:12
The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked
yet THAT I AM overthrows the wicked for their wickedness
21:13
Whoso stops his ears at the cry of the poor
he also will cry himself yet will not be heard
21:14
A gift in secret pacifies anger
and a reward in the bosom pacifies strong wrath
21:15
It is joy to the just to do judgement
yet destruction will be to the workers of iniquity
21:16
The mam that wanders out of the way of understanding
will remain in the congregation of the dead.
21:17
He that loves pleasure will be a poor man
he that loves wine and oil will not be rich
21:18
The wicked will be a ransom for the righteous
and the transgressor for the upright
21:19
It is better to dwell in the wilderness
than with a contentious and angry woman
21:20
There is oil and treasures to be desired in the dwelling of the wise
yet a foolish man is a squanderer
21:21
He that follows after righteousness and mercy finds life and righteousness and honor
21:22
A wise man scales the city of the mighty
and casts down the strength of the confidence thereof
21:23
Whoso keeps his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles
21:24
Proud and haughty scorner is his name
who deals in proud wrath
21:25
The desire of the slothful kills him
for his hands refuse to labor
21:26
One covets greedily all the day long
yet the righteous gives and spares not
21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination
how much more when he brings it with a wicked mind?
21:28
A false witness will perish
yet the man that hears speaks consistently
21:29
A wicked man hardens his face
yet the upright looks well to his going
21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel
able to prevail against THAT I AM
21:31
The horse is prepared for the day of battle
yet safety is from THAT I AM
22:01
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches
and loving favor rather than silver or gold
22:02
The rich and poor meet together THAT I AM is the maker of them both
22:03
The prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself
yet the simple continue on and are punished
22:04
By humility and the fear of THAT I AM are riches and honor and life
22:05
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward
he that does keep his soul will be far from them
22:06
Train up a child in the way he should go
and when he is old he will not depart from it
22:07
The rich rules over the poor and the borrower is the slave of the lender
22:08
He that sows iniquity will reap vanity
and the rod of his anger will fail
22:09
He that has a bountiful eye will be blessed
because he gives to the poor from his bread
22:10
Cast out the scorner and contention will go out
yea strife and reproach will cease
22:11
He that loves pureness of heart will be a friend to the king
because of the grace of his lips
22:12
The eyes of THAT I AM preserve knowledge
and IT overthrows the words of the transgressor
22:13
The slothful man says 'There is a lion outside
if I go into the street it will slay me!'
22:14
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit
he that is abhorred by THAT I AM will fall into it
22:15
Foolishness is bound in the heart pf a child
yet the rod of correction will drive it far from him
22:16
He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches and he that gives to the rich
will both surely come to want
Editor's Notes
1. About The Perfect Wisdom of THAT I AM
These chapters and verses were selected for their relevance, accuracy,
coherence, and thoroughness. Relevance, because the topic is instruction in
morality. Accuracy, because every word is verifiably true. Coherence,
because the writing style is strictly informative and does not deviate
throughout the continuity. Thoroughness, because the broadness of scope of
the information is sufficient to all applications.
I postulate the above rendered section of scripture is effective at
summarizing the main theme of the Bible and is sufficient to clarify its
message. The rest of the Bible is disqualified for reasons such as rhetorical
confusion (popular in the Greek), digression into historical narratives (like
in Kings/Chronicles), culturally contextual instruction that is not addressed
to all audiences (as in Deuteronomy), or cryptic, uninterpretability (Genesis,
Revelation). Proverbs chapter 8, for example, despite obviously exceptional
merit, is disincluded because of its personification of wisdom as a character
as if in a drama. While it is romantic in a literary fashion to play with
dolls in this way, it is neither factual nor informative to do so, thus the
disqualification of Proverbs 8.
That is not to say the rest of the Bible is invalid, but to suggest that a
proper study of its texts is conducted with the understanding that these
Proverbs are the key to the understanding of all things, including the rest of
the scripture. Therefore the contribution I should hope to be making is the
promotion of Proverbs 10 through 22:16 above all other sections of the book,
to the effect that the meaning of all the scriptures is discerned according to
the knowledge of THAT I AM so effectively communicated here. In The Perfect
Wisdom of THAT I AM is compositional sinlessness -- indispensible to a
document dedicated to the criticism of sin, such as the Bible.
2. What is THAT I AM?
On planet Earth, beings made of flesh are called 'conscious beings' because
they have the capacity to experience their lives. This capacity enables them
to experience pleasure and pain. Therefore, it becomes necessary to implement
a code of behavior for the conscious beings sharing a world together in order
that they cooperate so that needless suffering may be prevented. One popular
set of laws is from the Bible, and it is based on the idea of That I Am.
THAT I AM is a term that is used to refer to every conscious being
simultaneously, for the purposes of decision making. The goal of invoking THAT
I AM is to focus on what matters: the experience of the conscious beings. With
consciousness as our base unit for rationalization, we are able to most
effectively minimize and eliminate suffering. To clarify further, Proverbs
chapter 8 describes "The fear of THAT I AM" as "the hatred of evil." Because
evil is defined as whatever is detrimental to a conscious being, we can
hopefully understand THAT I AM as the element of consciousness.
Exodus 3 introduces THAT I AM in Hebrew as "YA ASHER ECKLON ASHER" and is not
to be pronounced. This combination of four letters is known as the
tetragrammaton and is traditionally translated as "I am THAT I AM," which I
interpret as "My name is THAT I AM." That simplifies the tetragrammaton to
THAT I AM. In describing the name of THAT I AM it is necessary to define
"ECKLON"/"THAT" as well as "ASHER/I AM".
We can understand what is "ASHER/I AM" as the most basic affirmation of life,
to be able to say, for example, "I exist." Therefore, "ASHER/I AM" is a
reference to consciousness and might be used for an individual instance of
consciousness.
"ECKLON/THAT" gives broadness of scope to "ASHER/I AM," so as to refer to the
greatness of all consciousnesses. That is to say, consciousness as an element.
Totality of all conscious beings, or consciousness in a generic sense may be
represented by "THAT I AM". The Bible recurringly describes THAT I AM as the
"spirit of all the living" and I assert this saying is deeply rooted in the
true interpretation of the tetragrammaton, with ECKLON as "all" and ASHER as
"the living."
The law is not the only function of THAT I AM, yet it is the origin of the
popularity of the idea. To carefully measure the effect of any action or
system upon all the living beings whose experience of life is changed by that
action is also useful in the pursuit of technical and intellectual progress.
The careful and successful employment of any material or sociological invention
is enhanced by the respect of THAT I AM.
3. The Prayer of THAT I AM
Fortunate is the man who does not proceed in wickedness
nor permits unnecessary sins to linger, nor allows his arrogance to abide.
He values what THAT I AM reveals to him, and reflects on it continually.
He is PATIENT, OBSERVANT, FOREBEARING, and UNFAILING.
In all that he does, he prospers.
Not so the wicked, whose methods are temporary and unreliable.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgement,
for it is clear they will be overthrown;
and sinners will not approach the company of the righteous,
because the path of the righteous is the path of the least sin.
It is suggested that a prayer of this type be repeated up to fifty times per day
in order to get the most benefit from its recitation.
Doing this many repetitions of the prayer should have the effect that you are able
to apply the wisdom of the prayer to many of the circumstances you encounter
throughout the course of such a practice. When this is accomplished, the qualities
of THAT I AM as described in the prayer are brought to rememberance more often.
Therefore the prayerful person going about their day is more likely to recognize
the expression of THAT I AM when it is encountered in their life.
It is also a productive practice to recite the following after each repetition:
THAT I AM is capital (as in, there is true and accepted value to THAT I AM)
THAT I AM is capital (THAT I AM is a social element we share and trade)
THAT I AM is capital (THAT I AM can be amassed into a wealth)
Watchfulness is from THAT I AM (Sobriety is from THAT I AM)
Watchfulness is from THAT I AM (Careful attention is from THAT I AM)
Watchfulness is from THAT I AM (THAT I AM is consciousness)
Prostration is recommendable for the last part:
THAT I AM is most high (THAT I AM is above all things)
THAT I AM is most high (THAT I AM is the highest authority)
THAT I AM is most high (THAT I AM is better than your personal desires)
THAT I AM is most high (The mercy of THAT I AM is preferred by all)
THAT I AM is most high (Whatsoever you do is done best dedicated to THAT I AM)
THAT I AM is most high (THAT I AM is more important than religion or prayer)
THAT I AM is most high (THAT I AM is greater than earth and being human)
THAT I AM is most high (THAT I AM is all-mighty and compulsory ALGEBRA/TRUTH)
THAT I AM is most high (Nothing will avail you against THAT I AM)
If it is the will of THAT I AM you will find my interpretations lacking and
THAT I AM will reveal your own to you, if you only take care to recite prayerfully.
This many repetitions may seem redundant, futile, or vain. On the other hand, by
marinating your mind in the truth of THAT I AM you should achieve effects that are
best learned about through experience. "Don't knock it until you try it!"
4. Vegetables
Animal cruelty is a metaphor for the disrespect of humans. Whosoever is unkind
to an animal is likely to be unkind in similar fashion to a human, and the
ultimate end of this evil is the degredation and dehumanization of people.
Vegetables are important as substitutes for animal products - this enables us
to be gracious hosts to our animal subordinates, and equips the future with a
precedent to inherit that is not counter-productive to all living beings and
civilization itself.
Eat only vegetables (I'M NOT A DOCTOR, CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE YOU
DRAMATICALLY ALTER YOUR DIET) and ...
...save a farmer,
...save an animal,
...save yourself,
...save the world!
You save a farmer when you relieve them of the burden of providing living
accomodations to animals, which are below the dignity of the farmer and any
human being to maintain.
You save an animal when they are not fenced in, enslaved, or slaughtered in
order to force their labor from them.
You save yourself because the vegetable nutrition is cleaner to prepare and
digest, and a standard of human behavior that is respectful of all life also
enhances interactions between humans.
You save the world when the global consciousness is promoted to a greater
understanding of the condition of life while the suffering of people and
animals is significantly reduced simultaneously.
This idea is the best thing that has ever existed as far as anyone has ever
documented. There has never been such an initiative to counter needless
cruelty and disgust. When actions are taken based on this discipline of
respect for the life in living beings, the ultimate morality is achieved!
5. Inferiority of the Vow
One who refrains from making vows does well. There is more than one reason:
First off, when you make a vow, you make an arrogant claim: that you have
the power to fulfill your vow. This is a thing which you can not guarantee.
Experience should reveal this to you.
Second of all, your vow will arouse the jealousy of THAT I AM, because to
make a vow is to violate the first and third commandments. It is idolotry
to make or uphold a vow, and THAT I AM will not protect one who vows.
Thirdly, Satan will evaluate your vow for its potential to introduce evil
into the world. If evil will be introduced into the world more efficiently
with the fulfillment of your vow, Satan will support you in fulfilling your
vow. If evil will be introduced into the world more efficiently with your
failure to uphold the vow, then Satan will oppose you in your fulfilling of
the vow.
We can therefore see that a vow is not property of THAT I AM for goodness
but is propriety of Satan towards the purposes of evil. It is impossible
that good can come from a vow, and it is safe to assume that when a vow
makes itself manifest that mischief is at work!
6. Satan
Satan is Hebrew for 'adversary' and is a supernatural being of elemental
adversity. Satan is a force of elemental evil as the adversary of all
good, and its powers are limited only by the requirement there be an end
balance that is gainful toward evil on all transactions.
Satan's characteristic qualities are those of:
speed - the wrecklessness and danger of speed is a wickedness of materialistic
obsession with disregard for the effect on other living beings and one's own
self.
abomination - when constituent elements of a whole system are mismatched and
misappropriated, the result is abomination. Abomination is imbalance and
produces disfunction.
deception - Deception is dishonesty and includes every type of cheating, scam
artistry, lie, and subterfuge
magic - the violation of any of the laws of physics governing material
on magic:
-> a psychic power is a magic closely associated with Satanic activity. It
involves involuntary thoughts, or when you believe you are thinking a thing
but are not actually the author of the thoughts. Satan censors and controls
all psychic transmissions. (example: Evil thoughts during prayer are commonly
complained about in Christianity. Unrelated yet more common is a desire
disguised as one's own, but is not from one's self. All desire should by
default be suspect of being Satanic, and the only way to be sure that I know
of is to verify the goodness of the desire logically.)
-> synchronicity is the magical manipulation of physical phenomenon to disturb
and violate the mundanity. (example: Confederate soldier N. B. Forrest, who
preferred working independent of other commanders, suffered the loss of his
artillery officer whose name happened to be "Freeman." Synchronistically,
Forrest is thereafter shortly summoned to work in cooperation with many other
commanders in the famous battle of Chickamauga.)
-> the two powers above are linked to form a psychic-synchronicity which
includes psychic phenomenon timed to correspond with synchronistic activity
(example: When the Israelites desired quail during the exodus, their mental
desire corresponded with a sarcastically miraculous quantity of cursed
quails.).
The ultimate nature of Satan is to oppose the interests of all living beings,
or the will of THAT I AM (the spirit of consciousness). The effect of Satan's
success is illness and injury, including poverty and torture.
7. Capital
Contemporary knowledge states that money is exchanged for goods and services.
This is a flawed concept because all goods are only rendered by services, as
there is no good that is not produced by a labor. This collapses goods into
services and defines capital as payment for services.
A more proper definition of capital is therefore like this:
Money is the compensation for the laborer. That the worker has not gone
unrewarded, and their effort has not been ignored while the product of it is
made useful -- this is the goal of the capital.
It should be possible then to theorize that capital could be backed by labor.
The means of this practice is to print money directly to the laborer. The
result of this practice is that the laborer is paid without the beneficiary
of their labor having to compensate them out of their pitiful lack of
resources. This is a valuable idea for supporting the laborless -- those who
can not work and have no money to pay with. They could thus acquire their
necessary essentials without elaborate schemes such as charities and welfares.
A drawback to this idea is that essential labor must be defined as well as
thoroughly beaurocratized. However, essental laborers still enjoy the liberty
of spending as they desire, including spending on non-essential businesses.
In this way the free market is still preserved, and is moreover enhanced by
the fact that it is now unburdened by the need to be responsive to necessity.
It should be possible to say this theory of capital enables those who are
underpriviledged and broadens the expression of those who are rewarded for
doing what needs to be done. All good is from THAT I AM.
8. Everlasting to Everlasting
What happened that caused our world to exist, and what is going to happen
that is going to cause it to cease? What is your interpretion of Genesis,
or do you believe in the Big Bang? How does Armageddon transpire, and how
can you expect things to be thereafter? These questions are vanity and
need not be.
The concern of the Bible is morality, and our concern with our lives is
morality. To assert that one knows what one has not verified is dishonest,
and the righteous have no part with dishonesty. None of us were present at
the beginning of the world, nor has anyone been to the end of the world and
returned. So it's a matter of discipline to avoid this trap of arrogance.
A method I have found effective is expressed by a Biblical phrase in Psalms:
"from Everlasting to Everlasting"
The implication of this phrase is that there is no beginning and no end to
existence and the world. While that idea is not provable either, to
consider the possibility of an arrangement like it dispels the gravity of
the creation and end-times debates. If it is possible there was no creation
and will be no Armageddon, then all discussion of such topics have a humble
yet viable competitor.
In challenging the conventional belief system of poorly founded presumption,
we liberate our attention so that we may focus on what can actually be
practically approached, and pertains to us: the integrity of our conduct.
Who can tell you where life came from, or what its end will be? Who would
you believe and why? What tangible effect will your belief have on your
life and those around you? What is the safest course of action when you are
presented with questions that you can not personally have the answer to?
Should heresay or a rumor frame your existence? If you feel like these
questions are important, is it right to accept conjecture or theory as
satifactory answers? If scripture is reliable, how well can theories of
interpretations be validated, and does THAT I AM actually forbid us to know
the answers to these types of questions? If so, are those who claim to know
in danger? Do they endanger those they teach? It is a warning and a mercy
to invite you to consider these things.
No one can go wrong with a healthy and realistic orientation towards goodness
and upright conduct. Whatsoever is beyond that is candidate for suspicion,
and a distraction to those who believe. Temptation and pride are adverse to
prudence and caution. THAT I AM charges us with real duties, and to be
rigorous in honesty is one of them. That means admiting when you can not
possibly know a thing, and making the effort to discern the authoritative
from the sensational.
Special note: an apology to cats
planet earth is a truly perilous place for a little creature like a cat
cats found a place of refuge from predators, however, in human settlements
where they have been accomodated as mascots and appreciated for their
sophisticated affection
so cats lived among humans for hundreds or thousands of years as their
relationship was agreeable to both parties
one dark day in the twentieth century all of this changed and the cat which
dwelt trustingly beside humans became victim of a new impersonal and lethal
violence: the automobile
as the urban environment is composed of streets paved upon the surface of the
earth in a grid-shaped pattern, our beloved cat was left with no refuge and no
place of security
since the cat has committed no sin against the human, this is injustice in
plain view... therefore may THAT I AM Most High And Exalted punish humanity
with dishonor until their insensitivity become recognised as their adversary
until the cat is remembered by the humans and respected as one ought to
respect their faithful friends and family members, humanity cannot in any way
be considered trustworthy or responsible
visit also:
cat protection society[http://thecatprotectionsociety.org/index.html]
natcat.org[http://natcat.org]
every apology to cats and peace upon their holy existence
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