The Forge And The Scales

The Forge And The Scales. 1

THE FIRE OF GOD.. 1

THE FORGE OF GOD.. 2

THE FIRE. 2

ISAIAH 49........ 5

Job 28:1-28. 6

Proverbs 3:1-35. 7

The Scales. 9

8/12/2000

Not long ago I wrote on this keyboard the churning of my spirit concerning what the SPIRIT of GOD is doing. It was simply formed from 'night visions' that a HOLY GOD sealed in me, and my search for meaning and understanding of HIS IMAGES. It was simply titled........

 

THE FIRE OF GOD

I will grant to you that it was not a "thus say THE LORD'', nor was it a long narration of the 'vision'.  Once such visions were received with firm dictation of GOD'S INTENT and DESIRES. It seemed to be the pattern and it repeated over and over. This Pattern is seen over and over all around us. Only several weeks/months ago this began to change....at least for me. The IMAGES within the 'night visions' were no less intense and absorbing, but what was missing was the PRESENCE of a "VERBAL DICTATION". In the 'course of time' I have gone from perplexity and doubt to ''understanding''. It is very sobering. It is also intriguing and interesting. Observation of exactly what  THE MOST HOLY SPIRIT is doing is not as important as the "HOW", "WHO", "WHERE", and "WHY" . Not long ago THE LAMB told me to 'take notice' how ''interesting'' things are going to get. It seems we have got there.

In the past few weeks there have been wonderful images placed before the ''congregation of the Internet by many. There have been voices about GOD'S TAPESTRY and ''threads'', there have been many who shared of rivers and waters, vessels and pourings. But what is most noticed are the ''images'' of fire, and ''immersion in HIS LOVE''. All I will say is that every image is for us to learn...to grow...to mature. In simple clear words they were meant to change us and to shape us. To CONFORM US into HIS DESIRES for us. In my spirit I keep hearing very ''sobering'' insights about the ''church'' and the ''brethren. It seems the warning about ears that hear, and eyes that see have not changed in 2000 years.

So in obedience I will share with whoever has eyes and ears attentive to THE MOST HOLY SPIRIT an image I have seen several times, but has expanded for this time and season. Let it be titled....  

 

THE FORGE OF GOD

Several weeks ago I found myself in a familiar place of intense heat and noise. Ahead of me was an area of ''darkness'' in the center of which was a ''circle'' of ''brightness''. From this ''circle'' came wave after wave of the most intense heat. As I approached the circle I could hear the ''whooshing'' sound of a bellows and the more rapid sound of hammer strikes. As I came as close as I could get I felt a hand on my shoulder and saw a finger point at a specific point in the FURNACE OF GOD. Without hesitation I reached out and took a long handle that stuck out from the opening. At the far end of the handle was a

crucible that had sat in the heart of THE FIRE OF GOD. I took out the crucible and turned to my left. A few paces away were several molds and I poured molten metal into each and returned the crucible to

 

THE FIRE.

The molten metal glowed with the heat and dulled as the heat slowly dissipated. So it is with us I thought. We shine best when still in HIS FIRE. It was at this point I heard HIS VOICE say "COME'' and I turned and saw my MASTER dressed in heavy leather apron and cap. In HIS HAND was a long set of tongs of heavy black iron which he handed me. Turning back to the FORGE I saw in the fire a glowing piece of metal similar to what was in the molds. I reached into the FIRE and took it out and this time turned to my

right. Again a step or two and I stood at an immense anvil. Upon setting it on the anvil THE MASTER STRUCK it several powerful blows with a hammer, and taking the tongs in HIS LEFT HAND regripped the metal in the tongs and struck it several times and handed the hammer to me. Somewhere in me there has been a ''cadence'' for a long, long time. I found this cadence come out as a steady flow of strikes landed....IRON ON IRON...was what I kept hearing THE MOST HOLY SPIRIT say deep within me. I

kept striking the metal and THE MASTER turned and moved it beneath THE HAMMER. HE KNEW what HE WAS DOING. I just was doing what I was ''told to do''. After awhile the metal was longer and wider than when we started and THE MASTER bent it over on itself several times. At the proper time HE took the metal shape and returned it to the FIRE.

Now I had had this ''vision'' several times in the past and have shared it in previous accounts that have gone out on the Internet. It was at this point those others would end....only this vision went on....

THE MASTER walked a short ways away and came back with a long heavy pole with a funny looking curved piece of metal at the end. HE removed a binding and detached the metal from the wood and simply reached into THE FORGE and placed it into the center of THE FIRE. I shuddered because the heat was so intense and sweat poured off me. Calmly HE TURNED TO ME AND SPOKE....

"SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO RESHAPE YOUR WORK TO GET THE MOST OUT OF IT".   Saying that HE pointed to THE FIRE and I took out the now gleaming curve of metal. With fast hard blows THE MASTER straightened the curve in less than a minute and pointed toward THE FIRE where I returned it. I watched as the metal began to glow again. But now I noticed a change. The "bellows sound'' I had been hearing had increased in tempo and in volume. THE BREATH OF GOD had increased in power and in cadence around me. With a simple tap on my shoulder I reached in with the tongs and took out the metal and placed it on THE ANVIL, only to watch THE MASTER strike it once, twice and reach down to take the white hot metal in HIS hand. HE RAISED IT TO HIS FACE AND TURNED IT, INSPECTING IT CLOSELY. I watched HIM SMILE and step away from THE FORGE where a trough of flowing water had stood in previous visions. Holding the metal HE PLUNGED it into the stream of cold, clear WATER....

From the intense billows of steam that rose up HE STEPPED out with a smile on HIS FACE. Lifting it towards my face HE turned it so I could see it. "IT IS GOOD, SHEMUEL. IT WILL NOW DO WELL IN THE VALLEY OF DECISION'' was HIS DECLARATION to me as HE placed it in a pile of many others....new spear heads..... that awaited to be attached to a wooden pole. Now somewhere inside me ran the verses from Joel about "MULTITUDES in THE VALLEY OF DECISION'' and the awareness

how long those WORDS/SEEDS had been planted in my being.

This is where I had intended to end this narration. The rest seemed only to apply to me. Yet according to MY MASTER is part and parcel to my purpose in HIS KINGDOM. It is part of my ''testimony, according to HIM.

For you see....it was at this point the 'night vision' should have ended. Instead THE MASTER LED me "around a corner'' that had never been there in the previous visions. Maybe my eyes were not meant to see....or maybe it was not yet the ''time or season'' for HIS PURPOSES FOR ME. Whatever the case we stood before another ''opening'' to the FORGE of GOD and this had a door to it. Here HE opened THE DOOR and the heat was even greater than the FORGE. HE REACHED in and took a large glazed vessel with handle and spout. It was beautiful. Then HE took out a square box like shape and a lid for it. It was a wondrous color of fine porcelain and HE spoke a name....of a person who shares prophetic insights on the Internet....and I had to agree....it fit perfectly. Then HE reached in and brought out a large glazed bowel followed by different products of THE KILN OF GOD.

After awhile HE closed the DOOR TO THE KILN and turned another corner and again came to a small opening of great intensity. HE motioned me to the opening and inside was a ''pool of light''. It is my best description of what I saw. Reaching in HE stirred it with HIS FINGERS. Every color imaginable flowed in HIS HAND. Stepping away from the opening HE took a long black tube and stuck it into the pool and turned it slowly. I say tube because I knew from the natural what I was seeing and then HE SPOKE TO

ME.

"NOW YOU UNDERSTAND ONE REASON WHY I HAVE USED YOU''. HE SAID QUIETLY as HE stepped back from THE FIRE with a ''ball'' at the end of the tube. "AND  NOW YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMAGES YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN FROM MY FATHER THROUGH ME AND THE MOST HOLY SPIRIT HAVE HAD A PURPOSE.''  With those words HE put HIS MOUTH to the tube and BLEW into the ''ball'' at the end. As if I had done it thousands of times before I began to turn the tube and watched the ''motion'' give shape to the molten glass at the end. As I watched in

fascination as the term ''earthen vessels'' take on a different aspect. or should I say ''facet''. And I understood. So many things....so many....

Once again HE brought the "work'' of HIS HANDS up so I could expect it. HE TOUCHED THE GLASS with HIS HAND and the glass was elastic and moved with HIM. "I WISHED ALL MY WORK WAS SO EASY TO SHAPE OLD FRIEND, BUT SO MANY LIKE THE FIRE FOR WHAT THEY THINK THEY CAN GET OUT OF IT. THEY KEEP FORGETTING THAT I HAVE A SAY IN WHAT I DO.

TOO MANY WILL ONLY HEAR MY VOICE WITH THE LAST WORDS THEY SHALL EVER HEAR.'' I  guess it was HIS DEEP CHUCKLE that gave me a shudder down my spine. And the FIRE IN HIS EYES told me HE WAS DEADLY SERIOUS.

''IT IS NICE TO SEE YOU ARE GATHERING SILVER LIKE I ASKED YOU TO'', HE STATED AND TURNED ANOTHER CORNER. We were standing before a large table and THE MASTER took a chair next to the WALL of THE FORGE. Before HIM were blocks of clay with indentations in them.  HE reached into THE FIRE and took out an iron ''ladle and poured into the indentations....they were molds. After returning the tool into THE FIRE. After a moment HE opened a mold and an OBJECT of bright GOLD stood on the TABLE. It was still rough yet and I "knew'' it would be shaped further in THE MASTER'S HANDS.

And this is where I can end this narration.

Now the question is how much ''interpretation'' does it need?

Indeed, how much do I need to do to show the scriptures that hold revelation because of the images within this vision?

Let me make this simple. use a couple scriptures and let whoever reads this to seek THE LORD themselves.

 4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

26 That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of

his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:

27 That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:

28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:

2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou,Jesurun, whom I have chosen.

3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

5 One shall say, I am the LORD'S; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the thingsthat are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.

8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.

 

ISAIAH 49........

21 Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whitherI go, ye cannot come.

22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye

cannot come.

23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I amnot of this world.

24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am

he, ye shall die in your sins.

25 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.

26 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.

27 They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.

28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I

speak these things.

29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always

those things that please him.

30 As he spake these words, many believed on him.

31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.

36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

37 I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

 

Job 28:1-28

1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it. 2 Iron is taken out of the

earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. 3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all

perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. 4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant;

even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. 5 As for the earth,

out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. 6 The stones of it are the place of

sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. 7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye

hath not seen: 8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. 9 He putteth forth

his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. 10 He cutteth out rivers among the

rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. 11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing

that is hid bringeth he forth to light. 12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of

understanding? 13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. 15 It cannot be gotten for gold,

neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the

precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not

be for jewels of fine gold. 18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is

above rubies. 19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes

of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. 22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the

fame thereof with our ears. 23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. 24

For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; 25 To make the weight for the

winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. 26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the

lightning of the thunder: 27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. 28

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is

understanding. (KJV)

 

Proverbs 3:1-35

1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and long

life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck;

write them upon the table of thine heart: 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of

God and man. 5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all

thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and

marrow to thy bones. 9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. 11 My son,

despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: 12 For whom the LORD

loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. 14 For the merchandise

of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. 15 She is more precious

than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. 16 Length of days is in

her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her

paths are peace. 18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that

retaineth her. 19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the

heavens. 20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 22 So shall they be life

unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not

stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be

sweet. 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 26 For the

LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. 28 Say

not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. 29

Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 30 Strive not with a man

without cause, if he have done thee no harm. 31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his

ways. 32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous. 33 The curse of

the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. 34 Surely he scorneth

the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the

promotion of fools. (KJV)

So in obedience I withheld nothing that I have been given....except how it applies to me.....nor have I

striven with any man without reason or cause.

Shemuel

 

The Scales                                        

 July 18, 2000:

Over three weeks ago I had a series of four somewhat short but intense images. The first I took very personally and had to read into the image a great deal because it seemed to involve my own reality. The second and third I found myself involved with what KING JESUS was doing. A willing assistant to HIS ACTIONS. Not necessarily involved but witnessing the events as they progressed. There was a fourth vision. Shorter but more intense than any of the other three. Again, THE KING OF KINGS SPOKE LITTLE. Nor had I heard the sweet gentle VOICE of THE MOST HOLY SPIRIT in all this time. That

in itself has been difficult for in this same time I have been ''visited'' by many voices none of which were of GOD.

In the last 12 hours I have had a repeat of this fourth vision twice. On top of that a fifth vision has been given. Harder and even more intense than the first four. Now I have had no guidance on how to present this ''vision'' to "the church'' outside of two scriptures. Likewise I feel less than adequate to attempt to pontificate and interpret this set of images.

Proverbs 11:1 1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. (KJV)

Leviticus 19:3535 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. 36 Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.

The Vision was plain and simple. I was sitting at a large heavy table. Before me were a huge number of little bags tied with white string. Some were gray in color, soiled in some way. Some were pure and pristine white in color. As I sat and stared at the bags HIS HAND came across my line of vision and placed another bag among the many already there. I turned and looked and I saw THE LAMB OF GLORY sitting with a set of SCALES in front of HIM. It sat in perfect balance....one tray even with the other.

The SCALES were of gleaming brass....very well polished....very well used I thought.

The LAMB looked at me with a gentle smile and pointed away from HIM. On the opposite side from where I had sat was a round stone work I had seen often before. It was THE FORGE of GOD. THE PLACE OF HOLY FIRE. In the fire was a BRASS instrument. I took the handle and removed it from THE FIRE and took it to the SCALES. The instrument looked like a shallow ladle or serving spoon. And it glowed from the intensity of THE HEAT. But the HEAT had no bother to THE LAMB who calmly

and gently took it and transferred the Ladle's contents to one side of the scales. Without hesitation I returned the Ladle to THE FIRE and returned to look at THE LAMB weighing the contents. That is when I noticed what was in the scales. It was a dark powder. With slow and meticulous precision HE took tiny weights and brought the pile to balance. Calmly HE recorded the ''figure'' in a ledger book and carefully poured the contents into a piece of pristine linen and tied it off with a white string.

Calmly HE turned to me and looked at me, waiting....So I quickly turned back to THE HOLY FIRE and took out the BRASS LADLE. And again THE LAMB CAREFULLY poured the contents into THE SCALES TRAY. Again there was a nice pile of dark powder. But this time the scales had not moved. It had stayed in balance. HE looked down to the ledger and drew a series of dark lines across a line. At that point I had a sick feeling. HE LOOKED up and back at me aware of my discomfort.

"NOT MUCH TO SAY FOR THE HONEST MEASURE OF A MAN'S LIFE IS IT SHEMUEL?'' With that HE leaned over and gently blew on the pile of  "dust''... ''ashes''....and it simply blew away. There was nothing left. Nothing to record. Nothing to notice. Once again I took the LADLE from THE FIRE and gave it to THE LAMB.

And the vision ended.

Since the first time I have pondered many things. Received accusations and condemnation from a number of people who have had there "2 CENTS'' to place before me. As ''tough'' as their words, thoughts, and curses were meant to be, they have been nothing to my awareness that if I would be placed in THE FIRE ...... what would remain? Regretfully very little is my fear. I guess HIS warning to PAINT MY FACE AND GET SILVER is not something to take lightly. Nor is it something that will be easy.

For any who have thoughts about these images....I'll share a couple of scriptures which I have pondered over for nearly a month. But they were not new to me...just suddenly sharp and focused.

1 Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. 2 Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel. 3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. 4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. 5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD. 6 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin

of my soul? 8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

9 The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. 10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? 11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

this was MICAH 6....there is no reprieve for the wicked and double minded. But this vision was of the BEMA... the place of reward Paul spoke of...1 Corinthians 3:9-15

9 For we are laborers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

(KJV)

Let me share one last set of SCRIPTURES....and then it is time for me to go and do what I am called to do..... please do not expect to see anything else from me any time soon. my heart has been telling me many things. Likewise those ''nice'' people who have ''put'' me in my proper place will be glad I am finally repenting and being humbled. Too bad it is not exactly how they planned for it is THE LORD who directs my steps.

selah

shemuel

9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

11 A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.

12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it. 15 In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! 

17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

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