Formation Journal Reading Plan

10:1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Jehovah, she came to prove him with hard questions.

10:2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones; and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

10:3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not anything hid from the king which he told her not.

10:4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

10:5 and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of Jehovah; there was no more spirit in her.

10:6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom.

10:7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me; thy wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.

10:8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

10:9 Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because Jehovah loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do justice and righteousness.

10:10 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

10:11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug-trees and precious stones.

10:12 And the king made of the almug-trees pillars for the house of Jehovah, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for the singers: there came no such almug-trees, nor were seen, unto this day.

10:13 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.

10:14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

10:15 besides that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of the mingled people, and of the governors of the country.

10:16 And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.

10:17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

10:18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold.

10:19 There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.

10:20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

10:21 And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

10:22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

10:23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

10:24 And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

10:25 And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

10:26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

10:27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.

10:28 And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.

10:29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.

14:19 The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

14:20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.

14:21 He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

14:22 Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

14:23 In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

14:24 The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.

14:25 A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.

14:26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.

14:27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

14:28 In the multitude of people is the king’s glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

14:29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

14:30 A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

14:31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

14:32 The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

14:33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.

14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.

14:35 The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be against him that causeth shame.

15:18 If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you.

15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

15:21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.

15:22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin.

15:23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

15:24 If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

15:25 But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me:

15:27 and ye also bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

16:1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be caused to stumble.

16:2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God.

16:3 And these things will they do, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

16:4 But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the beginning, because I was with you.