Romans 11:20
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20 That is true. They were broken off on account of unbelief,[a] but you stand on account of belief.[b] So do not become arrogant, but be afraid.(A)
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Romans 12:16
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16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be arrogant, but associate with the lowly;[a] do not claim to be wiser than you are.(A)
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- 12.16 Or give yourselves to humble tasks
2 Corinthians 1:24
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24 I do not mean to imply that we lord it over your faith; rather, we are workers with you for your joy because you stand firm in faith.(A)
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1 Corinthians 10:12
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12 So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall.
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1 Peter 1:17
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17 If you invoke as Father the one who judges impartially according to each person’s work, live in fear during the time of your exile.(A)
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Philippians 2:12
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Shining as Lights in the World
12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence but much more now in my absence, work on your own salvation with fear and trembling,(A)
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Hebrews 3:12
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12 Take care, brothers and sisters, that none of you may have an evil, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
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1 Timothy 6:17
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17 As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches but rather on God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.(A)
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Colossians 2:7
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7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.(A)
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Romans 11:18
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18 do not boast over the branches. If you do boast, remember: you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
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2 Timothy 3:3-5
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3 unfeeling, implacable, slanderers, profligates, brutes, haters of good,(A) 4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,(B) 5 holding to the outward form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid them!
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2 Corinthians 10:5
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5 and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.(A)
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Romans 5:1-2
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Habakkuk 2:4
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4 Look at the proud!
Their spirit is not right in them,
but the righteous live by their faithfulness.(A)
Isaiah 66:2
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2 All these things my hand has made,
so all these things are mine,[a]
says the Lord.
But this is the one to whom I will look,
to the humble and contrite in spirit
who trembles at my word.(A)
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- 66.2 Gk Syr: Heb these things came to be
Proverbs 28:14
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14 Happy is the one who is never without fear,
but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity.(A)
Revelation 18:7
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7 As she glorified herself and lived luxuriously,
so give her a like measure of torment and grief.
Since in her heart she says,
‘I rule as a queen;
I am no widow,
and I will never see grief,’(A)
Revelation 3:17
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17 For you say, ‘I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing.’ You do not realize that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.(A)
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1 Peter 5:12
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Final Greetings and Benediction
12 Through Silvanus, whom I consider a faithful brother, I have written this short letter to encourage you and to testify that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.(A)
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1 Peter 5:9
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9 Resist him, steadfast in your faith, for you know that your brothers and sisters in all the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.(A)
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1 Peter 5:5-6
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5 In the same way, you who are younger must be subject to the elders.[a] And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”(A)
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time.
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- 5.5 Or of those who are older
James 4:6
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6 But God gives all the more grace; therefore it says,
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”(A)
James 2:19
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19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder.(A)
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Hebrews 4:11
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11 Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall through such disobedience as theirs.
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Hebrews 4:6
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6 Since therefore it remains open for some to enter it and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience,
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