Bible Verses About Instruction

Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;

and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

And they taught in Judah, having the book of the law of Jehovah with them; and they went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,

Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.

We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.

For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;

That the generation to come might knowthem, even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tellthemto their children,

That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments,

And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that set not their heart aright, And whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

Yea, they do no unrighteousness; They walk in his ways.

Thou hast commandedus thy precepts, That we should observe them diligently.

Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!

Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect unto all thy commandments.

I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart, When I learn thy righteous judgments.

I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly. ב BETH.

Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.

With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.

Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.

Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes.

With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches.

I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.

I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. ג GIMEL.

Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live; So will I observe thy word.