1 Samuel 15:13
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13 When Samuel finally found him, Saul greeted him cheerfully. “May the Lord bless you,” he said. “I have carried out the Lord’s command!”
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Ruth 3:10
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10 “The Lord bless you, my daughter!” Boaz exclaimed. “You are showing even more family loyalty now than you did before, for you have not gone after a younger man, whether rich or poor.
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Judges 17:2
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2 One day he said to his mother, “I heard you place a curse on the person who stole 1,100 pieces[a] of silver from you. Well, I have the money. I was the one who took it.”
“The Lord bless you for admitting it,” his mother replied.
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- 17:2 Hebrew 1,100 [shekels], about 28 pounds or 12.5 kilograms in weight.
Luke 18:11
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11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer[a]: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector!
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- 18:11 Some manuscripts read stood and prayed this prayer to himself.
Luke 17:10
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10 In the same way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.’”
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Proverbs 31:31
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31 Reward her for all she has done.
Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
Proverbs 30:13
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13 They look proudly around,
casting disdainful glances.
Proverbs 28:13
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13 People who conceal their sins will not prosper,
but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.
1 Samuel 15:11
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11 “I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command.” Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the Lord all night.
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1 Samuel 15:9
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9 Saul and his men spared Agag’s life and kept the best of the sheep and goats, the cattle, the fat calves, and the lambs—everything, in fact, that appealed to them. They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality.
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Genesis 14:19
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19 Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing:
“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth.
Genesis 3:12
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12 The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.”
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Proverbs 27:2
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2 Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth—
a stranger, not your own lips.
1 Samuel 13:10
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10 Just as Saul was finishing with the burnt offering, Samuel arrived. Saul went out to meet and welcome him,
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