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Ecclesiastes 3:12
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Ecclesiastes 3:12
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12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live;
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Ecclesiastes 3:12
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Ecclesiastes 3:12
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12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.
Psalm 37:3
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Psalm 37:3
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3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
live in the land and enjoy security.(A)
Psalm 37:3
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Psalm 37:3
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Ecclesiastes 3:22
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Ecclesiastes 3:22
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22 So I saw that there is nothing better than that all should enjoy their work, for that is their lot; who can bring them to see what will be after them?(A)
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Ecclesiastes 3:22
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Ecclesiastes 3:22
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22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work,(A) because that is their lot.(B) For who can bring them to see what will happen after them?
1 Timothy 6:18
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1 Timothy 6:18
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18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share,(A)
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1 Timothy 6:18
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1 Timothy 6:18
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18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds,(A) and to be generous and willing to share.(B)
1 Thessalonians 5:15-16
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1 Thessalonians 5:15-16
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15 See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.(A) 16 Rejoice always,
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1 Thessalonians 5:15-16
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15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,(A) but always strive to do what is good for each other(B) and for everyone else.
16 Rejoice always,(C)
Philippians 4:4-9
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Philippians 4:4-9
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4 Rejoice[a] in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.[b](A) 5 Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.(B) 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.(C) 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.(D)
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about[c] these things. 9 As for the things that you have learned and received and heard and noticed in me, do them, and the God of peace will be with you.(E)
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Philippians 4:4-9
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Philippians 4:4-9
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Final Exhortations
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!(A) 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.(B) 6 Do not be anxious about anything,(C) but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.(D) 7 And the peace of God,(E) which transcends all understanding,(F) will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice.(G) And the God of peace(H) will be with you.
Luke 11:41
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Luke 11:41
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41 So give as alms those things that are within and then everything will be clean for you.(A)
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41 But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor,(A) and everything will be clean for you.(B)
Isaiah 64:5
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Isaiah 64:5
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5 You meet those who gladly do right,
those who remember you in your ways.
But you were angry, and we sinned;
because you hid yourself we transgressed.[a](A)
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- 64.5 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Isaiah 64:5
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Isaiah 64:5
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Deuteronomy 28:63
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Deuteronomy 28:63
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63 And just as the Lord took delight in making you prosperous and numerous, so the Lord will take delight in bringing you to ruin and destruction; you shall be plucked off the land that you are entering to possess.(A)
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Deuteronomy 28:63
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Deuteronomy 28:63
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63 Just as it pleased(A) the Lord to make you prosper and increase in number, so it will please(B) him to ruin and destroy you.(C) You will be uprooted(D) from the land you are entering to possess.
Acts 20:35
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Acts 20:35
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35 In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”(A)
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Acts 20:35
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35 In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
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Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
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7 Go, eat your bread with enjoyment and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has long ago approved what you do.(A) 8 Let your garments always be white; do not let oil be lacking on your head.(B) 9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life that are given you under the sun,[a] because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.(C)
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- 9.9 Cn: Heb sun, all the days of your vanity
Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
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Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
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7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine(A) with a joyful heart,(B) for God has already approved what you do. 8 Always be clothed in white,(C) and always anoint your head with oil. 9 Enjoy life with your wife,(D) whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot(E) in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.
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