Daily Bread

1. Be eager to do good (27-31)

To love God is to love our neighbors. Here are five things we should not do to our neighbors: Do not withhold good; do not say, "come back tomorrow" when you already have; do not plot harm; do not accuse for no reason; and do not envy the violent. We should not delay but be eager to do good as Jesus commands, "Do to others what you would have them do to you." "Love your enemies."

2. The Lord detests the perverse (32-35)

Here are four things the Lord detests and curses: the perverse, the wicked, proud mockers, and fools who ignore God's word. But God blesses the upright, the righteous, the humble and the wise, who pay full attention to God's word. "God's blessing on the humble and punishing the proud" are repeated lessons in the Bible.