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Psalm 32:10

Psalm 32:10 (MSG)
God-defiers are always in trouble; god-affirmers find themselves loved every time they turn around.

Psalm 4:6

Psalm 4:6 (MSG)
Why is everyone hungry for more? "More, more," they say. "More, more." I have God's more-than-enough, More joy in one ordinary day

Psalm 4:7

Psalm 4:7 (MSG)
More joy in one ordinary day Than they get in all their shopping sprees.

Psalm 4:8

Psalm 4:8 (MSG)
Than they get in all their shopping sprees. At day's end I'm ready for sound sleep, For you, God, have put my life back together.

Psalm 1:1

Psalm 1:1 (MSG)
How well God must like you— you don't hang out at Sin Saloon, you don't slink along Dead-End Road, you don't go to Smart-Mouth College.

Psalm 18:1

Psalm 18:1 (MSG)
I love you, god— you make me strong. god is bedrock under my feet, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight. My God—the high crag where I run for dear life, hiding behind the boulders, safe in the granite hideout.

Romans 12:9

Romans 12:9 (MSG)
Love from the center of who you are; don't fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (MSG)
There's an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth:

Ecclesiastes 4:5

Ecclesiastes 4:5 (MSG)
The fool sits back and takes it easy, His sloth is slow suicide.

Ecclesiastes 4:16

Ecclesiastes 4:16 (MSG)
Even so, the excitement died quickly, the throngs of people soon lost interest. Can't you see it's only smoke? And spitting into the wind?

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Ecclesiastes 5:2 (MSG)
Don't shoot off your mouth, or speak before you think. Don't be too quick to tell God what you think he wants to hear. God's in charge, not you—the less you speak, the better.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

Ecclesiastes 5:18 (MSG)
After looking at the way things are on this earth, here's what I've decided is the best way to live: Take care of yourself, have a good time, and make the most of whatever job you have for as long as God gives you life. And that's about it. That's the human lot. Yes, we should make the most of what God gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it, accepting what's given and delighting in the work. It's God's gift! God deals out joy in the present, the now. It's useless to brood over how long we might live.

Ecclesiastes 5:19

Ecclesiastes 5:19 (MSG)
Yes, we should make the most of what God gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it, accepting what's given and delighting in the work. It's God's gift!

Ecclesiastes 7:3

Ecclesiastes 7:3 (MSG)
Crying is better than laughing. It blotches the face but it scours the heart.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Ecclesiastes 7:9 (MSG)
Don't be quick to fly off the handle. Anger boomerangs. You can spot a fool by the lumps on his head.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

Ecclesiastes 7:14 (MSG)
On a good day, enjoy yourself; On a bad day, examine your conscience. God arranges for both kinds of days So that we won't take anything for granted.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

Ecclesiastes 7:18 (MSG)
It's best to stay in touch with both sides of an issue. A person who fears God deals responsibly with all of reality, not just a piece of it.

Ecclesiastes 7:29

Ecclesiastes 7:29 (MSG)
Yet I did spot one ray of light in this murk: God made men and women true and upright; we're the ones who've made a mess of things.

Ecclesiastes 8:6

Ecclesiastes 8:6 (MSG)
Yes, there's a right time and way for everything, even though, unfortunately, we miss it for the most part.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Ecclesiastes 9:11 (MSG)
I took another walk around the neighborhood and realized that on this earth as it is— The race is not always to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor satisfaction to the wise, Nor riches to the smart, Nor grace to the learned. Sooner or later bad luck hits us all.

Ecclesiastes 9:17

Ecclesiastes 9:17 (MSG)
The quiet words of the wise are more effective Than the ranting of a king of fools.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Ecclesiastes 9:18 (MSG)
Wisdom is better than warheads, But one hothead can ruin the good earth.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Ecclesiastes 11:9 (MSG)
You who are young, make the most of your youth. Relish your youthful vigor. Follow the impulses of your heart. If something looks good to you, pursue it. But know also that not just anything goes; You have to answer to God for every last bit of it.