Formation Journal Reading Plan

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

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

10:3 Solomon told her all her questions: there was not anything hidden from the king which he didn’t tell her.

10:4 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 clothing, and his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Yahweh; there was no more spirit in her.

10:6 She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts, and of your wisdom.

10:7 However I didn’t believe the words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it. Behold, the half was not told me! Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.

10:8 Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, who hear your wisdom.

10:9 Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore made he you king, to do justice and righteousness.”

10:10 She gave the king one hundred 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 The navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees and precious stones.

10:12 The king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of Yahweh, and for the king’s house, harps also and stringed instruments for the singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen, to this day.

10:13 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever 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 sixty-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 mixed people, and of the governors of the country.

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

10:17 he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas 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 Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps: there was nothing like it made in any kingdom.

10:21 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 All the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

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

10:26 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 The king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.

10:28 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 A chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred fifty; and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, they brought 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 person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.

14:21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has pity on the poor.

14:22 Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

14:23 In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

14:24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

14:25 A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.

14:26 In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

14:27 The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.

14:28 In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.

14:29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

14:30 The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.

14:31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

14:32 The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

14:33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

14:35 The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.

15:18 If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.

15:19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

15:20 Remember the word that I said to 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 to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.

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

15:23 He who hates me, hates my Father also.

15:24 If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both me and my Father.

15:25 But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’

15:26 “When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.

15:27 You will also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.

16:1 “These things have I spoken to you, so that you wouldn’t be caused to stumble.

16:2 They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.

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

16:4 But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.