Formation Journal Reading Plan

12:1 Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

12:2 before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;

12:3 in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows shall be darkened,

12:4 and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;

12:5 yea, they shall be afraid of that which is high, and terrors shall be in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:

12:6 before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern,

12:7 and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.

12:8 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.

12:9 And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

12:10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.

12:11 The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

12:12 And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

12:13 This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

12:14 For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

1:1 The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

1:2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine.

1:3 Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is as oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee.

1:4 Draw me; we will run after thee: The king hath brought me into his chambers; We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will make mention of thy love more than of wine: Rightly do they love thee.

1:5 I am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.

1:6 Look not upon me, because I am swarthy, Because the sun hath scorched me. My mother’s sons were incensed against me; They made me keeper of the vineyards; But mine own vineyard have I not kept.

1:7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest thy flock, Where thou makest it to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?

1:8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

1:9 I have compared thee, O my love, To a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.

1:10 Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair, Thy neck with strings of jewels.

1:11 We will make thee plaits of gold With studs of silver.

1:12 While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.

1:13 My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts.

1:14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna-flowers In the vineyards of En-gedi.

1:15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves.

1:16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: Also our couch is green.

1:17 The beams of our house are cedars, And our rafters are firs.

72:1 A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

72:2 He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.

72:3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.

72:4 He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

72:5 They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

72:6 He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that water the earth.

72:7 In his days shall the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

72:8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth.

72:9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.

72:10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

72:11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.

6:14 Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

6:15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever?

6:16 And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

6:17 Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,

6:18 And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters,saith the Lord Almighty.

7:1 Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.