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Ecclesiastes 11:10
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Ecclesiastes 11:10
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10 Banish anxiety from your mind, and put away pain from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 11:10
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Ecclesiastes 11:10
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.(A)
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Therefore, since we have these promises,(A) dear friends,(B) let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness(C) out of reverence for God.
2 Timothy 2:22
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2 Timothy 2:22
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22 Shun youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.(A)
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2 Timothy 2:22
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2 Timothy 2:22
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22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love(A) and peace, along with those who call on the Lord(B) out of a pure heart.(C)
Ecclesiastes 12:1
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Ecclesiastes 12:1
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12 Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;
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Ecclesiastes 12:1
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Ecclesiastes 1:14
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Ecclesiastes 1:14
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14 I saw all the deeds that are done under the sun, and see, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 1:14
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Ecclesiastes 1:14
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14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(A)
Ecclesiastes 1:2
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Ecclesiastes 1:2
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2 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.(A)
Ecclesiastes 1:2
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Ecclesiastes 1:2
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2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”(A)
2 Peter 3:11-14
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2 Peter 3:11-14
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11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness, 12 waiting for and hastening[a] the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set ablaze and destroyed and the elements will melt with fire? 13 But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.(A)
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14 Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish,(B)
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- 3.12 Or earnestly desiring
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2 Peter 3:11-14
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11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward(A) to the day of God and speed its coming.[a](B) That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.(C) 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth,(D) where righteousness dwells.
14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless(E) and at peace with him.
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- 2 Peter 3:12 Or as you wait eagerly for the day of God to come
Psalm 90:7-11
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Psalm 90:7-11
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7 For we are consumed by your anger;
by your wrath we are overwhelmed.
8 You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins in the light of your countenance.(A)
9 For all our days pass away under your wrath;
our years come to an end[a] like a sigh.(B)
10 The days of our life are seventy years
or perhaps eighty, if we are strong;
even then their span[b] is only toil and trouble;
they are soon gone, and we fly away.(C)
11 Who considers the power of your anger?
Your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.(D)
Psalm 90:7-11
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Psalm 90:7-11
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7 We are consumed by your anger
and terrified by your indignation.
8 You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins(A) in the light of your presence.(B)
9 All our days pass away under your wrath;
we finish our years with a moan.(C)
10 Our days may come to seventy years,(D)
or eighty,(E) if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,(F)
for they quickly pass, and we fly away.(G)
11 If only we knew the power of your anger!
Your wrath(H) is as great as the fear that is your due.(I)
Psalm 39:5
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Psalm 39:5
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5 You have made my days a few handbreadths,
and my lifetime is as nothing in your sight.
Surely everyone stands as a mere breath. Selah(A)
Psalm 39:5
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Psalm 39:5
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- Psalm 39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.
Job 20:11
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Job 20:11
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11 Their bodies, once full of youth,
will lie down in the dust with them.(A)
Job 20:11
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Job 20:11
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Job 13:26
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Job 13:26
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- 13.26 Heb inherit
Job 13:26
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Job 13:26
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26 For you write down bitter things against me
and make me reap the sins of my youth.(A)
Psalm 25:7
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Psalm 25:7
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7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to your steadfast love remember me,
for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!(A)
Psalm 25:7
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Psalm 25:7
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Proverbs 22:15
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Proverbs 22:15
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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far away.(A)
Proverbs 22:15
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Proverbs 22:15
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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(A)
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