February 11, 2026

1The queen of Sheba, having heard a report of Solomon’s fame, came to test him with subtle questions. 2She arrived in Jerusalem with a very numerous retinue, and with camels bearing spices, a large amount of gold, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and spoke to him about everything that she had on her mind. 3King Solomon explained everything she asked about, and there was nothing so obscure that the king could not explain it to her. 4When the queen of Sheba witnessed Solomon’s great wisdom, the house he had built, 5the food at his table, the seating of his ministers, the attendance and dress of his waiters, his servers, and the burnt offerings he offered in the house of the LORD, it took her breath away. 6“The report I heard in my country about your deeds and your wisdom is true,” she told the king. 7“I did not believe the report until I came and saw with my own eyes that not even the half had been told me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report I heard. 8Happy are your servants, happy these ministers of yours, who stand before you always and listen to your wisdom. 9Blessed be the LORD, your God, who has been pleased to place you on the throne of Israel. In his enduring love for Israel, the LORD has made you king to carry out judgment and justice.” 10Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty gold talents, a very large quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again did anyone bring such an abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

5Gimel - Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will act 6And make your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like noonday. 30Pe - The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom; his tongue speaks what is right. 31God’s teaching is in his heart; his steps do not falter. 39Taw - The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD, their refuge in a time of distress. 40The LORD helps and rescues them, rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in him.

17Consecrate them in the truth. Your word is truth.

14He summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. 15Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.” 16 17When he got home away from the crowd his disciples questioned him about the parable. 18He said to them, “Are even you likewise without understanding? Do you not realize that everything that goes into a person from outside cannot defile, 19since it enters not the heart but the stomach and passes out into the latrine?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) 20“But what comes out of a person, that is what defiles. 21From within people, from their hearts, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, 22adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly. 23All these evils come from within and they defile.”