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Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal –peor: for all the men that followed Baal –peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you.

And Beth–peor, and Ashdoth–pisgah, and Beth–jeshimoth,

So we abode in the valley over against Beth–peor.

And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor , that looketh toward Jeshimon .

They joined themselves also unto Baal –peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor , and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian , their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor 's sake.

And Israel joined himself unto Baal –peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel .

And Moses said unto the judges of Israel , Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal –peor.

And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab , over against Beth–peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.

Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord,

Behold, these caused the children of Israel , through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor , and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.

On this side Jordan , in the valley over against Beth–peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon , whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt :

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal –peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

The Moabite women invited the men to come and join in their sacrifices to their false gods. So the Israelites joined in worshiping these false gods—they ate the sacrifices and worshiped these gods. There the Israelites began worshiping the false god, Baal of Peor . And the Lord became very angry with them.

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

And that there is promised us an everlasting hope, whereas ourselves most miserably are become vain?

Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.

For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.