This reading is part of a year-long journey through the Bible in a chronological and harmonized format.

Proverbs 17

- Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.

- A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity; the prudent see danger and take refuge, while the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Psalms 81 - 85

- Psalm 81 calls Israel to sing joyfully to God, remember his past deliverance from Egypt, and heed his voice instead of following their stubborn hearts and foreign gods.

- Psalm 82 depicts God judging among the "gods" (unjust rulers), condemning their favoritism toward the wicked and calling them to defend the weak, with a reminder that they will die like mortals.

- Psalm 83 pleads for God to act against Israel's enemies who conspi ...