Ashley Gifford
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Ashley Gifford
highlighted Proverbs 6:16-25 ESV
There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers. My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching. Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck. When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you. For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life, to preserve you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress. Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;
May 21
Ashley Gifford
highlighted Proverbs 4:1-27 ESV
Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble. Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life. Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil. Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on. For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble. For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble. Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight, My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching. When I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother, he taught me and said to me, "Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live. Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. She will place on your head a graceful garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown."
May 21
Ashley Gifford
highlighted Proverbs 3:27-28 ESV
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it"—when you have it with you.
May 21
Ashley Gifford
highlighted Proverbs 3:24-26 ESV
If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes, for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.
May 21
Ashley Gifford
highlighted Proverbs 3:11 ESV
My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof,
May 21
Ashley Gifford
highlighted Proverbs 3:9 ESV
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
May 21
Ashley Gifford
highlighted Proverbs 3:7 ESV
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
May 21
Ashley Gifford
highlighted Proverbs 3:5 ESV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
May 21
Ashley Gifford
highlighted Proverbs 3:1 ESV
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,
May 21
Ashley Gifford
highlighted Matthew 9:12-15 ESV
But when he heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
May 21
Ashley Gifford
highlighted Genesis 11:5 ESV
And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built.
May 20
Ashley Gifford
highlighted Matthew 6:22-23 ESV
"The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light,but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
May 20
Ashley Gifford
highlighted Matthew 6:16 ESV
"And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
May 20