Contest #2: The Best Bible Verse
OK, our first contest was a big success, ITFO ("in The Fool's opinion"). Now it's time for a little balance.
The Fool is not one of those people who thinks the entire Bible should be chucked. There's some real poetry in between all those begats and smites and fire baptisms. So that's what we want to see this time: What is the best, most beautiful verse of the Bible?
Now, there are some obvious choices. People love the 23rd Psalm, or I Corinthians 13, and those are fine. But for the purpose of judging this contest, consideration will be given to the obscurity of your selection. You may find, "Jesus wept" the most beautiful verse in the Bible (it's also the shortest, BTW), but so do millions of other people. So dig, people. Pick something not so obvious. Given a choice between one of the beatitudes and something from Nehemiah, the Fool will pick the prophet.
Further consideration will be given to the universality of the verse. If your favorite is something specific to Christianity, it's going to carry less weight than something that people find profound regardless of personal belief.
To enter, just quote the passage (with correct chapter & verse) in the comments. The prize is the same as last time—yummy, heretical mints, winner's choice, three types to choose from:
Fine Print:
This whole thing is free and just for fun. The Fool will not use your email address for any other purpose. The decision of the judges is final and probably wrong. In case of more than one winner (hey, in could happen), duplicate prizes will be awarded. Or not. The Fool reserves the right to alter or terminate this contest at any time for any damn reason or none at all. All entries become property of A Perfect Fool. One entry per IP address per contest. Void where prohibited, restricted, or taxed. So there.
The Fool is not one of those people who thinks the entire Bible should be chucked. There's some real poetry in between all those begats and smites and fire baptisms. So that's what we want to see this time: What is the best, most beautiful verse of the Bible?
Now, there are some obvious choices. People love the 23rd Psalm, or I Corinthians 13, and those are fine. But for the purpose of judging this contest, consideration will be given to the obscurity of your selection. You may find, "Jesus wept" the most beautiful verse in the Bible (it's also the shortest, BTW), but so do millions of other people. So dig, people. Pick something not so obvious. Given a choice between one of the beatitudes and something from Nehemiah, the Fool will pick the prophet.
Further consideration will be given to the universality of the verse. If your favorite is something specific to Christianity, it's going to carry less weight than something that people find profound regardless of personal belief.
To enter, just quote the passage (with correct chapter & verse) in the comments. The prize is the same as last time—yummy, heretical mints, winner's choice, three types to choose from:
Fine Print:
This whole thing is free and just for fun. The Fool will not use your email address for any other purpose. The decision of the judges is final and probably wrong. In case of more than one winner (hey, in could happen), duplicate prizes will be awarded. Or not. The Fool reserves the right to alter or terminate this contest at any time for any damn reason or none at all. All entries become property of A Perfect Fool. One entry per IP address per contest. Void where prohibited, restricted, or taxed. So there.
Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them.
Matthew 7.12
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The most beautiful verses of the bible are a toss up between 1 Corithinians 14 and the Song of Songs.
In particular, the winning passage from Song of Songs 4 is ...
S 4:5 Your two breastsj are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazellek that browse among the lilies
It is really sad not to include the whole passage ...
SS 4:1 How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veila are doves.b Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead.c
SS 4:2 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming up from the washing. Each has its twin; not one of them is alone.d
SS 4:3 Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon; your mouthe is lovely.f Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate.g
SS 4:4 Your neck is like the towerh of David, built with elegance1; on it hang a thousand shields,i all of them shields of warriors.
SS 4:5 Your two breastsj are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazellek that browse among the lilies.l
SS 4:6 Until the day breaks and the shadows flee,m I will go to the mountain of myrrhn and to the hill of incense.
SS 4:7 All beautifulo you are, my darling; there is no flawp in you.
SS 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,q come with me from Lebanon. Descend from the crest of Amana, from the top of Senir,r the summit of Hermon,s from the lions’ dens and the mountain haunts of the leopards.
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Ecclesiastes 9 (New International Version) (BibleGateway.com)
5 For the living know that they will die,
but the dead know nothing;
they have no further reward,
and even the memory of them is forgotten.
6 Their love, their hate
and their jealousy have long since vanished;
never again will they have a part
in anything that happens under the sun.
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I chose this one because I am a nature lover. I think it's beautiful because it describes the serenity, beauty and life that is found in nature. When I read it, it comes alive and makes me smile.
"You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands." (Isaiah 55:12)
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