Deuteronomy 4:39
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39 Therefore know and understand today, and take it to your heart, that the Lord is God in the heavens above and on the earth below; there is no other.
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Deuteronomy 4:39
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39 Acknowledge(A) and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.(B)
Deuteronomy 8:17
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17 Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’
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Deuteronomy 8:17
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17 You may say to yourself,(A) “My power and the strength of my hands(B) have produced this wealth for me.”
Deuteronomy 30:11
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11 “For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it [a]out of reach.
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- Deuteronomy 30:11 Lit far off.
Deuteronomy 30:11
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The Offer of Life or Death
11 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.(A)
Deuteronomy 30:16-20
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16 in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk [that is, to live each and every day] in His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments (precepts), so that you will live and multiply, and that the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you are entering to possess. 17 But if your heart turns away and you will not hear and obey, but are drawn away and worship other gods and serve them, 18 I declare to you today that you will certainly perish. You will not live long in the land which you cross the Jordan to enter and possess. 19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse; therefore, you shall choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, 20 by loving the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding closely to Him; for He is your life [your good life, your abundant life, your fulfillment] and the length of your days, that you may live in the land which the Lord promised (swore) to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
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Deuteronomy 30:16-20
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16 For I command you today to love(A) the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live(B) and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.
17 But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, 18 I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed.(C) You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.
19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you(D) that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses.(E) Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love(F) the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life,(G) and he will give(H) you many years in the land(I) he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
1 Kings 3:9
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9 So give Your servant an understanding mind and a hearing heart [with which] to judge Your people, so that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge and rule this great people of Yours?”(A)
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1 Kings 3:9
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9 So give your servant a discerning(A) heart to govern your people and to distinguish(B) between right and wrong. For who is able(C) to govern this great people of yours?”
2 Samuel 22:26-29
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26
“With the loving and loyal You show Yourself loving and loyal,
With the blameless You show Yourself blameless.
27
“With the pure You show Yourself pure,
With the perverted You show Yourself astute.
28
“And You save the afflicted people;
But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase (humiliate).
29
“For You, O Lord, are my lamp;
The Lord illumines and dispels my darkness.
2 Samuel 22:26-29
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26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 to the pure(A) you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(B)
28 You save the humble,(C)
but your eyes are on the haughty(D) to bring them low.(E)
29 You, Lord, are my lamp;(F)
the Lord turns my darkness into light.
Psalm 26:2
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2
Examine me, O Lord, and try me;
Test my heart and my mind.
Psalm 26:2
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Proverbs 2:2
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2
So that your ear is attentive to [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding [seeking it conscientiously and striving for it eagerly];
Proverbs 2:2
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2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding(A)—
Proverbs 14:30
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30
A calm and peaceful and tranquil heart is life and health to the body,
But passion and envy are like rottenness to the bones.
Proverbs 14:30
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30 A heart at peace gives life to the body,
but envy rots the bones.(A)
Proverbs 16:1
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Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
16 The plans and reflections of the heart belong to man,
But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
Proverbs 16:1
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16 To humans belong the plans of the heart,
but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.(A)
Proverbs 16:9
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9
A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life],
But the Lord directs his steps and establishes them.(A)
Proverbs 16:9
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9 In their hearts humans plan their course,
but the Lord establishes their steps.(A)
Proverbs 16:23-24
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23
The heart of the wise instructs his mouth [in wisdom]
And adds persuasiveness to his lips.
24
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweet and delightful to the soul and healing to the body.
Proverbs 16:23-24
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Ecclesiastes 3:11
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God Set Eternity in the Heart of Man
11 He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.
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Ecclesiastes 3:11
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11 He has made everything beautiful in its time.(A) He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet[a] no one can fathom(B) what God has done from beginning to end.(C)
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 3:11 Or also placed ignorance in the human heart, so that
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