What must I do, that I may be saved?

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path.

What shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thy

arm.

O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me.

God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us;

That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy:

May he grant us joyfulness of heart:

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:

That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store:

That there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

All men seek for thee.

Teach them the good way wherein they should walk.

Have mercy upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and shew us the light of thy mercies:

But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

Know ye not this parable?

The seed is the word of God.

And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; And these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

-THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

"WITH ALL THY GETTING GET UNDERSTANDING"

The prudent man looketh well to his going.

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

But the wisdom that is above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.—THE BIBLE

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WISDOM dwell with prudence.

Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and

of holy hope.

Come over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled with my fruits. Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

For my mouth shall speak truth.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness.

They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

And send thy fear upon the nations, that have not sought after thee.

Direct us into the way of justice, and let all know that dwell upon the earth, that thou art God the beholder of all ages.

Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.

We wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.

Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high:

We grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night.

Where is the way that light dwelleth?

I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

Happy is the man that hearkeneth unto me, watching day by day at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

For through me shall thy days be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased unto thee.

But he that sinneth against me doth violence to his own soul: all those that hate me love death.

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it.

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

Forsake her not, and she will watch over thee: love her, and she will keep thee.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Hold her in high esteem, and she will exalt thee: she will bring thee to honor, when thou embracest her.

She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

When thou walkest, thy step shall not be narrowed; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

Take fast hold of instruction: let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels.

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not;

It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls:

She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

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WILL shew thee, hear me.

Hearken, ye people from afar.

I am the Light of the world;

The true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

I myself have made the earth, and created man upon it: I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways.

What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

They that are according to the flesh, mind the things that are of the flesh; but they that are according to the spirit, mind the things that are of the spirit.

The Spirit is life because of righteousness.

To be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

The carnal mind is enmity against God: