1 Timothy 4:8
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8 for while (A)bodily training is of some value, godliness (B)is of value in every way, as (C)it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
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Matthew 6:33
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33 But (A)seek first (B)the kingdom of God and his righteousness, (C)and all these things will be added to you.
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1 Timothy 6:6
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6 But (A)godliness (B)with contentment is great gain,
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1 John 2:25
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25 And this is the promise that he made to us[a]—(A)eternal life.
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- 1 John 2:25 Some manuscripts you
Psalm 37:3-4
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3 (A)Trust in the Lord, and do good;
(B)dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.[a]
4 (C)Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will (D)give you the desires of your heart.
Footnotes
- Psalm 37:3 Or and feed on faithfulness, or and find safe pasture
Job 5:19-26
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19 He will (A)deliver you from six troubles;
in seven no (B)evil[a] shall touch you.
20 (C)In famine he will redeem you from death,
and in war from the power of the sword.
21 You shall be (D)hidden from the lash of the tongue,
and shall not fear destruction when it comes.
22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh,
and shall not fear (E)the beasts of the earth.
23 For you shall be in league with the stones of the field,
and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
24 You shall know that your (F)tent is at peace,
and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.
25 You shall know also that your (G)offspring shall be many,
and your descendants as (H)the grass of the earth.
26 You shall come to your grave in (I)ripe old age,
like a sheaf gathered up in its season.
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- Job 5:19 Or disaster
Colossians 2:21-23
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21 (A)“Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” 22 ((B)referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to (C)human precepts and teachings? 23 These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in (D)promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are (E)of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
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Mark 10:30
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30 who will not receive a hundredfold (A)now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, (B)with persecutions, and in (C)the age to come eternal life.
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Matthew 5:3-12
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3 (A)“Blessed are (B)the poor in spirit, for (C)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 “Blessed are (D)those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5 “Blessed are the (E)meek, for they (F)shall inherit the earth.
6 “Blessed are those who hunger and (G)thirst (H)for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7 “Blessed are (I)the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
8 “Blessed are (J)the pure in heart, for (K)they shall see God.
9 “Blessed are (L)the peacemakers, for (M)they shall be called (N)sons[a] of God.
10 (O)“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for (P)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 (Q)“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely (R)on my account. 12 (S)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for (T)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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- Matthew 5:9 Greek huioi; see Preface
Proverbs 22:4
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- Proverbs 22:4 Or The reward for humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and honor and life
Proverbs 19:23
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23 The fear of the Lord (A)leads to life,
and whoever has it rests (B)satisfied;
he will (C)not be visited by harm.
Proverbs 3:16-18
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Psalm 145:19
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Psalm 112:1-3
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The Righteous Will Never Be Moved
112 [a] (A)Praise the Lord!
(B)Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
who (C)greatly delights in his commandments!
2 His (D)offspring will be mighty in the land;
(E)the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 (F)Wealth and riches are in his house,
and his (G)righteousness endures forever.
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- Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Psalm 91:10-16
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11 (C)For he will command his (D)angels concerning you
to (E)guard you in all your ways.
12 On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you (F)strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on (G)the lion and the (H)adder;
the young lion and (I)the serpent you will (J)trample underfoot.
14 “Because he (K)holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will protect him, because he (L)knows my name.
15 When he (M)calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and (N)honor him.
16 With (O)long life I will satisfy him
and (P)show him my salvation.”
Psalm 84:11
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11 For the Lord God is (A)a sun and (B)shield;
the Lord bestows favor and honor.
(C)No good thing does he withhold
from those who (D)walk uprightly.
Hebrews 13:9
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9 Do not be (A)led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, (B)not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them.
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Amos 5:21-24
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21 (A)“I hate, I despise your feasts,
and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 (B)Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,
I will not look upon them.
23 Take away from me the noise of your songs;
to (C)the melody of your harps I will not listen.
24 But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
Jeremiah 6:20
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20 (A)What use to me is (B)frankincense that comes from (C)Sheba,
or sweet cane from a distant land?
(D)Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,
nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.
Isaiah 65:13-14
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13 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, (A)my servants shall eat,
but you shall be hungry;
behold, my servants shall drink,
but you shall be thirsty;
behold, my servants shall rejoice,
but you shall be put to shame;
14 behold, (B)my servants shall sing for gladness of heart,
but you shall cry out for pain of heart
and shall wail for breaking of spirit.
Isaiah 58:3-5
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3 (A)‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not?
Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’
Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure,[a]
(B)and oppress all your workers.
4 Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight
and to hit with a wicked fist.
Fasting like yours this day
will not make your voice to be heard on high.
5 (C)Is such the fast that I choose,
(D)a day for a person to humble himself?
Is it to bow down his head like a reed,
and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him?
Will you call this a fast,
and a day acceptable to the Lord?
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:3 Or pursue your own business
Isaiah 33:16
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16 he will dwell on the heights;
his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks;
(A)his bread will be given him; his water will be sure.
Isaiah 32:17-18
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17 (A)And the effect of righteousness will be peace,
and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust[a] forever.
18 My people will abide in a peaceful habitation,
in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
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- Isaiah 32:17 Or security
Isaiah 3:10
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10 (A)Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them,
(B)for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
Isaiah 1:11-16
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11 (A)“What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?
says the Lord;
I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
and the fat of well-fed beasts;
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
or of lambs, or of goats.
12 “When you come to (B)appear before me,
who has required of you
this trampling of my courts?
13 Bring no more vain offerings;
incense is an abomination to me.
(C)New moon and Sabbath and the (D)calling of convocations—
I cannot endure (E)iniquity and (F)solemn assembly.
14 Your (G)new moons and your appointed feasts
my soul hates;
they have become a burden to me;
I am weary of bearing them.
15 When you (H)spread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
(I)even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
(J)your hands are full of blood.
16 (K)Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
(L)cease to do evil,
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