Romans 13 (NASB)
1. Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.2 Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.3 For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;4 for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience sake.6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.7 Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.9 For this, YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL, YOU SHALL NOT COVET, and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.12 The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.13 Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.
Proverbs 6 (NASB)
1. My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, Have given a pledge for a stranger,2 If you have been snared with the words of your mouth, Have been caught with the words of your mouth,3 Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself; Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor, Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.4 Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids;5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunters hand And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.6 Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise,7 Which, having no chief, Officer or ruler,8 Prepares her food in the summer And gathers her provision in the harvest.9 How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?10 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest--11 Your poverty will come in like a vagabond And your need like an armed man.12 A worthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,13 Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, Who points with his fingers;14 Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil, Who spreads strife.15 Therefore his calamity will come suddenly; Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.16 There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil,19 A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.20 My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;21 Bind them continually on your heart; Tie them around your neck.22 When you walk about, they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life24 To keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.26 For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.27 Can a man take fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned?28 Or can a man walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched?29 So is the one who goes in to his neighbors wife; Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.30 Men do not despise a thief if he steals To satisfy himself when he is hungry;31 But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold; He must give all the substance of his house.32 The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense; He who would destroy himself does it.33 Wounds and disgrace he will find, And his reproach will not be blotted out.34 For jealousy enrages a man, And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.35 He will not accept any ransom, Nor will he be satisfied though you give many gifts.
1. Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.2 Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.3 For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;4 for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience sake.6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.7 Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.9 For this, YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL, YOU SHALL NOT COVET, and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.12 The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.13 Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.
Proverbs 6 (NASB)
1. My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, Have given a pledge for a stranger,2 If you have been snared with the words of your mouth, Have been caught with the words of your mouth,3 Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself; Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor, Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.4 Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids;5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hunters hand And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.6 Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise,7 Which, having no chief, Officer or ruler,8 Prepares her food in the summer And gathers her provision in the harvest.9 How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?10 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest--11 Your poverty will come in like a vagabond And your need like an armed man.12 A worthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,13 Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, Who points with his fingers;14 Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil, Who spreads strife.15 Therefore his calamity will come suddenly; Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.16 There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil,19 A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.20 My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;21 Bind them continually on your heart; Tie them around your neck.22 When you walk about, they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life24 To keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.26 For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread, And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.27 Can a man take fire in his bosom And his clothes not be burned?28 Or can a man walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched?29 So is the one who goes in to his neighbors wife; Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.30 Men do not despise a thief if he steals To satisfy himself when he is hungry;31 But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold; He must give all the substance of his house.32 The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense; He who would destroy himself does it.33 Wounds and disgrace he will find, And his reproach will not be blotted out.34 For jealousy enrages a man, And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.35 He will not accept any ransom, Nor will he be satisfied though you give many gifts.