this week's wisdom

wait on the lord,

and keep his way,

and he shall exalt you to inherit the land;

when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

i have seen the wicked in great power,

and spreading himself like a native green tree.

yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more;

indeed i sought him, but he could not be found.

mark the blameless man, and observe the upright;

for the future of that man is peace.

but the salvation of the righteous is from the lord;

and the lord shall help them and deliver them;

he shall deliver them from the wicked,

and save them,

because they trust him (psalm 37:34-37, 39-40).

and last week's

but no man can tame the tongue. it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

with it we bless our god and father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of god. out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. my brethren, these things ought not to be so. does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.

who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom (james 3:8-13).