decision making

⁵Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence. ⁶In all your ways, consider him, and he himself will direct your steps.

⁶Be anxious about nothing. But in all things, with prayer and supplication, with acts of thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God. ⁷And so shall the peace of God, which exceeds all understanding, guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

⁵But if anyone among you is in need of wisdom, let him petition God, who gives abundantly to all without reproach, and it shall be given to him.

¹¹For I know the thoughts that I think over you, says the Lord: thoughts of peace and not of affliction, so that I may give you patience and an end.

¹⁴Where there is no governor, the people shall fall. But where there is much counsel, well-being shall be.

²¹And your ears will listen to the word of one admonishing you behind your back: “This is the way! Walk in it! And do not turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left.”

⁶In all your ways, consider him, and he himself will direct your steps.

¹⁴And this is the confidence which we have toward God: that no matter what we shall request, in accord with his will, he hears us.

¹⁰Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not turn away, for I am your God. I have strengthened you, and I have assisted you, and the right hand of my just one has upheld you.

³¹Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever else you may do, do everything for the glory of God.

³Cry out to me and I will heed you. And I will announce to you great things, things that are certain, though you do not know them.

¹⁷But within the wisdom that is from above, certainly, chastity is first, and next peacefulness, meekness, openness, consenting to what is good, a plenitude of mercy and good fruits, not judging, without falseness.

³³Lots are cast into the lap, but they are tempered by the Lord.

¹The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, in order to make known to his servants the things that must soon occur, and which he signified by sending his Angel to his servant John;

³⁰I am not able to do anything of myself. As I hear, so do I judge. And my judgment is just. For I do not seek my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

¹Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times. ²The foolish do not accept words of prudence, unless you say what is already turning in his heart. ³The impious, when he has arrived within the depths of sin, thinks little of it. But ill repute and disgrace follow him. ⁴Words from the mouth of a man are deep waters. And the fountain of wisdom is a torrent overflowing. ⁵It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment. ⁶The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.

¹⁵The way of the foolish is right in his own eyes. But whoever is wise listens to counsels.

¹⁵But if it seems evil to you that you would serve the Lord, a choice is given to you. Choose today what pleases you, and whom you ought to serve above all else, either the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

¹⁵A prudent heart shall possess knowledge. And the ear of the wise seeks doctrine.

¹It is for man to prepare the soul, and for the Lord to govern the tongue. ²All the ways of a man are open to his eyes; the Lord is the one who weighs spirits. ³Open your works to the Lord, and your intentions will be set in order. ⁴The Lord has wrought all things because of himself. Likewise the impious is for the evil day. ⁵All the arrogant are an abomination to the Lord. Even if hand will be joined to hand, he is not innocent. The beginning of a good way is to do justice. And this is more acceptable with God than to immolate sacrifices. ⁶By mercy and truth, iniquity is redeemed. And by the fear of the Lord, one turns away from evil.

⁴May all those who act unjustly over nothing be confounded. O Lord, demonstrate your ways to me, and teach me your paths.