Bible Verses About Instruction

And in the thirde yere of his reigne he sent his princes, Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethaneel, and Michaiah, that they should teach in the cities of Iudah,

And with them Leuites, Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehonathan, and Adoniiah, and Tobiiah, and Tob-adoniiah, Leuites, and with the Elishama and Iehoram Priestes.

And they taught in Iudah, and had the booke of the Lawe of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Iudah, and taught the people.

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will declare high sentences of olde.

Which we haue heard and knowen, and our fathers haue tolde vs.

Wee will not hide them from their children but to the generation to come we wil shewe the praises of the Lord his power also, and his wonderful woorkes that he hath done:

How he established a testimonie in Iaakob, and ordeined a Law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they shoulde teache their children:

That the posteritie might knowe it, and the children, which should be borne, should stand vp, and declare it to their children:

That they might set their hope on God, and not forget the workes of God but keepe his commandements:

And not to bee as their fathers, a disobedient and rebellious generation: a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirite was not faithfull vnto God.

Surely they woorke none iniquitie, but walke in his waies.

Thou hast commanded to keepe thy precepts diligently.

Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes!

Then should I not be confounded, when I haue respect vnto all thy commandements.

I will praise thee with an vpright heart, when I shall learne the iudgements of thy righteousnesse.

I will keepe thy statutes: forsake mee not ouerlong.

BETH. Wherewith shall a yong man redresse his waie? in taking heede thereto according to thy woorde.

With my whole heart haue I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandements.

I haue hid thy promise in mine heart, that I might not sinne against thee.

Blessed art thou, O Lord: teache mee thy statutes.

With my lippes haue I declared all the iudgements of thy mouth.

I haue had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.

I will meditate in thy precepts, and consider thy waies.

I will delite in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy worde.

GIMEL. Be beneficiall vnto thy seruant, that I may liue and keepe thy woorde.