1 Kings 2:2 I go the way of all the earth: be you strong therefore, and show yourself a man; True manliness is to stick to your principles if they be good and right. When Garfield was a lad at Williams College, he climbed up Mount Greylock one day with many of his companions, and spent the night on the mountain top. Seated around a camp fire they sang college songs and told stories all the evening. At length Garfield took a Testament out of his pocket, and said: "Boys, it is my custom to read a chapter before going to bed and have a prayer. Shall we have it together?" And they all did. We admire the boy for his courage. Parallel Verses KJV: I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;WEB: "I am going the way of all the earth. You be strong therefore, and show yourself a man; |
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