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Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart.

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These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.(A)

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and you show that you are a letter of Christ, prepared by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets that are human hearts.[a](A)

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  1. 3.3 Gk hearts of flesh

You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God,(A) not on tablets of stone(B) but on tablets of human hearts.(C)

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bind them on your fingers;
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(A)

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Bind them on your fingers;
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(A)

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31 The law of their God is in their hearts;
    their steps do not slip.(A)

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31 The law of their God is in their hearts;(A)
    their feet do not slip.(B)

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18 “You shall put these words of mine in your heart and soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand and fix them as an emblem on your forehead.(A)

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18 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.(A)

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16 Let the word of Christ[a] dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.[b](A)

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  1. 3.16 Other ancient authorities read of God or of the Lord
  2. 3.16 Other ancient authorities read to the Lord

16 Let the message of Christ(A) dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom(B) through psalms,(C) hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.(D)

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33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.(A)

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33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel
    after that time,” declares the Lord.
“I will put my law in their minds(A)
    and write it on their hearts.(B)
I will be their God,
    and they will be my people.(C)

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Listen to me, you who know righteousness,
    you people who have my teaching in your hearts;
do not fear the reproach of others,
    and do not be dismayed when they revile you.(A)

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“Hear me, you who know what is right,(A)
    you people who have taken my instruction to heart:(B)
Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals
    or be terrified by their insults.(C)

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46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words that I am giving in witness against you today; give them as a command to your children, so that they may diligently observe all the words of this law.(A)

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46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day,(A) so that you may command(B) your children to obey carefully all the words of this law.

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15 But as for that in the good soil, these are the ones who, when they hear the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart and bear fruit with endurance.

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15 But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

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51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them, and his mother treasured all these things in her heart.(A)

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51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them(A) and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.(B)

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
    and do not rely on your own insight.(A)

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Trust in the Lord(A) with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;

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Admonition to Trust and Honor God

My child, do not forget my teaching,
    but let your heart keep my commandments,(A)
for length of days and years of life
    and abundant welfare they will give you.(B)

Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you;
    bind them around your neck;
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(C)

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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being

My son,(A) do not forget my teaching,(B)
    but keep my commands in your heart,
for they will prolong your life many years(C)
    and bring you peace and prosperity.(D)

Let love and faithfulness(E) never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(F)

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