She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.