1 Timothy 4:8
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8 For (A)bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, (B)having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.
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Matthew 6:33
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33 But (A)seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
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1 Timothy 6:6
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6 Now godliness with (A)contentment is great gain.
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Psalm 37:3-4
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3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
4 (A)Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your (B)heart.
Colossians 2:21-23
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21 (A)“Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,” 22 which all concern things which perish with the using—(B)according to the commandments and doctrines of men? 23 (C)These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and [a]neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
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- Colossians 2:23 severe treatment, asceticism
Isaiah 3:10
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10 “Say to the righteous (A)that it shall be well with them,
(B)For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Proverbs 22:4
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4 By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 19:23
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23 (A)The fear of the Lord leads to life,
And he who has it will abide in satisfaction;
He will not be visited with evil.
1 John 2:25
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25 (A)And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life.
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Hebrews 13:9
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9 Do not be carried [a]about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.
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- Hebrews 13:9 NU, M away
Mark 10:30
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30 (A)who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with (B)persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
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Psalm 145:19
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19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and save them.
Psalm 128
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Blessings of Those Who Fear the Lord
A Song of Ascents.
128 Blessed (A)is every one who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.
2 (B)When you eat the [a]labor of your hands,
You shall be happy, and it shall be (C)well with you.
3 Your wife shall be (D)like a fruitful vine
In the very heart of your house,
Your (E)children (F)like olive plants
All around your table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears the Lord.
5 (G)The Lord bless you out of Zion,
And may you see the good of Jerusalem
All the days of your life.
6 Yes, may you (H)see your children’s children.
(I)Peace be upon Israel!
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- Psalm 128:2 Fruit of the labor
Psalm 84:11
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11 For the Lord God is (A)a sun and (B)shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
(C)No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.
Psalm 37:29
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29 (A)The righteous shall inherit the land,
And dwell in it forever.
Psalm 37:11
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11 (A)But the meek shall inherit the earth,
And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Job 5:19-26
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19 (A)He shall deliver you in six troubles,
Yes, in seven (B)no evil shall touch you.
20 (C)In famine He shall redeem you from death,
And in war from the [a]power of the sword.
21 (D)You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
22 You shall laugh at destruction and famine,
And (E)you shall not be afraid of the (F)beasts of the earth.
23 (G)For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field,
And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
24 You shall know that your tent is in peace;
You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.
25 You shall also know that (H)your descendants shall be many,
And your offspring (I)like the grass of the earth.
26 (J)You shall come to the grave at a full age,
As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.
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- Job 5:20 Lit. hand
Matthew 5:3-12
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3 “Blessed(A) are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 (B)Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
5 (C)Blessed are the meek,
For (D)they shall inherit the [a]earth.
6 Blessed are those who (E)hunger and thirst for righteousness,
(F)For they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
(G)For they shall obtain mercy.
8 (H)Blessed are the pure in heart,
For (I)they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
For they shall be called sons of God.
10 (J)Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 (K)Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of (L)evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 (M)Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for (N)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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- Matthew 5:5 Or land
Ecclesiastes 8:12
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12 (A)Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that (B)it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.
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Proverbs 3:16-18
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16 (A)Length of days is in her right hand,
In her left hand riches and honor.
17 (B)Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
18 She is (C)a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who [a]retain her.
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- Proverbs 3:18 hold her fast
Psalm 112:1-3
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The Blessed State of the Righteous
112 Praise[a] the Lord!
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who (A)delights greatly in His commandments.
2 (B)His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 (C)Wealth and riches will be in his house,
And his righteousness [b]endures forever.
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- Psalm 112:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 112:3 stands
Revelation 3:21
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21 To him who overcomes (A)I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
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Revelation 3:12
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12 He who overcomes, I will make him (A)a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall (B)go out no more. (C)I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the (D)New Jerusalem, which (E)comes down out of heaven from My God. (F)And I will write on him My new name.
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Titus 3:8
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8 (A)This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.
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1 Corinthians 8:8
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8 But (A)food does not commend us to God; for neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse.
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