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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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.
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- Psalm 37:3 Or and feed on faithfulness, or and find safe pasture
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.
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
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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Psalm 128
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Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears the Lord
A Song of (A)Ascents.
128 (B)Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
who (C)walks in his ways!
2 You (D)shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.
3 Your wife will be like (E)a fruitful vine
within your house;
your children will be like (F)olive shoots
around your table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
who fears the Lord.
5 (G)The Lord bless you (H)from Zion!
May you see (I)the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life!
6 May you see your (J)children's children!
(K)Peace be upon Israel!
Psalm 37:29
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29 The righteous shall inherit the land
and (A)dwell upon it forever.
Psalm 37:11
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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
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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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
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.
Ecclesiastes 8:12
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12 Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and (A)prolongs his life, yet I know that (B)it will be well with (C)those who fear God, because they fear before him.
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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 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.
Revelation 3:21
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21 (A)The one who conquers, (B)I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as (C)I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
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Titus 3:8
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8 The saying is (A)trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful (B)to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.
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Psalm 50:7-15
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7 (A)“Hear, O my people, and I will speak;
O Israel, I will testify against you.
(B)I am God, your God.
8 Not for your sacrifices (C)do I rebuke you;
your burnt offerings are continually before me.
9 I will not accept a bull from your house
or goats from your folds.
10 For every beast of the forest is mine,
the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 (D)I know all the birds of the hills,
and all that moves in the field is mine.
12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
(E)for the world and its fullness are mine.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 (F)Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,[a]
and (G)perform your vows to the Most High,
15 and (H)call upon me in the day of trouble;
I will (I)deliver you, and you shall (J)glorify me.”
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- Psalm 50:14 Or Make thanksgiving your sacrifice to God
Job 22:2
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2 (A)“Can a man be profitable to God?
Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
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