For the 1st
Psalms 1, 31, 61, 91, 121, Proverbs 1
Verse of the day:
Psalm 1:1-3 (KJV)
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Proverbs 1:7 (KJV)
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Reading for October 1
For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. 11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Proverbs 2:6-8 (KJV)
For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. 7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. 8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
Reading for October 2
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
For the 3rd
Psalms 3, 33, 63, 93, 123, Proverbs 3
Verse of the day:
Psalm 93:2-4 (KJV)
Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting. 3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. 4 The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Proverbs 3:3-4 (KJV)
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.
Reading for October 3
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
For the 4th
Psalms 4, 34, 64, 94, 124, Proverbs 4
Verse of the day:
Psalm 34:7 (KJV)
The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
Proverbs 4:7 (KJV)
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Reading for October 4
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a] For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
For the 5th
Psalms 5, 35, 65, 95, 125, Proverbs 5
Verse of the day:
Psalm 65:3-4 (KJV)
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Proverbs 5:21 (KJV)
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.
Reading for October 5
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
For the 6th
Psalms 6, 36, 66, 96, 126, Proverbs 6
Verse of the day:
Psalm 36:5-7 (KJV)
Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. 6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast. 7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
Proverbs 6:16-19 (KJV)
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Reading for October 6
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. 19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. 21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
For the 7th
Psalms 7, 37, 67, 97, 127, Proverbs 7
Verse of the day:
Psalm 67:3 (KJV)
Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
Proverbs 7:1-2 (KJV)
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Reading for October 7
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
For the 8th
Psalms 8, 38, 68, 98, 128, Proverbs 8
Verse of the day:
Psalm 128:1 (KJV)
Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.
Proverbs 8:11 (KJV)
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Reading for October 8
So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
For the 9th
Psalms 9, 39, 69, 99, 129, Proverbs 9
Verse of the day:
Psalm 99:2-3 (KJV)
The Lord is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people. 3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
Proverbs 9:12 (KJV)
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Reading for October 9
But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
For the 10th
Psalms 10, 40, 70, 100, 130, Proverbs 10
Verse of the day:
Psalm 10:17-18 (KJV)
Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: 18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
Proverbs 10:29 (KJV)
The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Reading for October 10
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
For the 11th
Psalms 11, 41, 71, 101, 131, Proverbs 11
Verse of the day:
Psalm 11:5-7 (KJV)
The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
Proverbs 11:21 (KJV)
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Reading for October 11
Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
For the 12th
Psalms 12, 42, 72, 102, 132, Proverbs 12
Verse of the day:
Psalm 102:15 (KJV)
So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
Proverbs 12:25 (KJV)
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
Reading for October 12
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
For the 13th
Psalms 13, 43, 73, 103, 133, Proverbs 13
Verse of the day:
Psalm 103:17 (KJV)
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
Proverbs 13:12 (KJV)
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Reading for October 13
For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
For the 14th
Psalms 14, 44, 74, 104, 134, Proverbs 14
Verse of the day:
Psalm 44:26 (KJV)
Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.
Proverbs 14:9 (KJV)
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
Reading for October 14
And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
For the 15th
Psalms 15, 45, 75, 105, 135, Proverbs 15
Verse of the day:
Psalm 15 (KJV)
Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. 4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Proverbs 15:29 (KJV)
The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Reading for October 15
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
For the 16th
Psalms 16, 46, 76, 106, 136, Proverbs 16
Verse of the day:
Psalm 136:26 (KJV)
O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Proverbs 16:32 (KJV)
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Reading for October 16
For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
For the 17th
Psalms 17, 47, 77, 107, 137, Proverbs 17
Verse of the day:
Psalm 77:12 (KJV)
I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
Proverbs 17:5 (KJV)
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Reading for October 17
And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? 27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
For the 18th
Psalms 18, 48, 78, 108, 138, Proverbs 18
Verse of the day:
Psalm 18:46 (KJV)
The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
Proverbs 18:14 (KJV)
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
Reading for October 18
Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
For the 19th
Psalms 19, 49, 79, 109, 139, Proverbs 19
Verse of the day:
Psalm 19:13-14 (KJV)
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
Proverbs 19:21 (KJV)
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
Reading for October 19
And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. 23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. 24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
For the 20th
Psalms 20, 50, 80, 110, 140, Proverbs 20
Verse of the day:
Psalm 140:12-13 (KJV)
I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
Proverbs 20:9 (KJV)
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Reading for October 20
And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. 7 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
For the 21st
Psalms 21, 51, 81, 111, 141, Proverbs 21
Verse of the day:
Psalm 111:2 (KJV)
The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Proverbs 21:15 (KJV)
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Reading for October 21
And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
For the 22nd
Psalms 22, 52, 82, 112, 142, Proverbs 22
Verse of the day:
Psalm 22:27-31 (KJV)
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. 28 For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations. 29 All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul. 30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. 31 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
Proverbs 22:9 (KJV)
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Reading for October 22
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; 6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
For the 23rd
Psalms 23, 53, 83, 113, 143, Proverbs 23
Verse of the day:
Psalm 83:18 (KJV)
That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.
Proverbs 23:15-16 (KJV)
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Reading for October 23
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. 36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
For the 24th
Psalms 24, 54, 84, 114, 144, Proverbs 24
Verse of the day:
Psalm 24:9-10 (KJV)
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Proverbs 24:10 (KJV)
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Reading for October 24
But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
For the 25th
Psalms 25, 55, 85, 115, 145, Proverbs 25
Verse of the day:
Psalm 145:13 (KJV)
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
Proverbs 25:26 (KJV)
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Reading for October 25
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. 28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
For the 26th
Psalms 26, 56, 86, 116, 146, Proverbs 26
Verse of the day:
Psalm 86:11 (KJV)
Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Proverbs 26:12 (KJV)
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Reading for October 26
But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
For the 27th
Psalms 27, 57, 87, 117, 147, Proverbs 27
Verse of the day:
Psalm 117 (KJV)
O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. 2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.
Proverbs 27:17 (KJV)
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Reading for October 27
Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
For the 28th
Psalms 28, 58, 88, 118, 148, Proverbs 28
Verse of the day:
Psalm 118:5 (KJV)
I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.
Proverbs 28:13 (KJV)
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Reading for October 28
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
For the 29th
Psalms 29, 59, 89, 119, 149, Proverbs 29
Verse of the day:
Psalm 29:1-2 (KJV)
Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength. 2 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
Proverbs 29:6 (KJV)
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Reading for October 29
Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
For the 30th
Psalms 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, Proverbs 30
Verse of the day:
Psalm 60:4 (KJV)
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
Proverbs 30:24-18 (KJV)
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: 25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; 26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; 27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; 28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
Reading for October 30
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
For the 31st
Proverbs 31
Verse of the day:
Proverbs 31:30 (KJV)
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
Reading for October 31
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, 46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And ye are witnesses of these things. 49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
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