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Ecclesiastes 8:5
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Ecclesiastes 8:5
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5 Whoever obeys a command will meet no harm, and the wise mind will know the time and way.
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Ecclesiastes 8:5
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Ecclesiastes 8:5
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5 Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm,
and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.
Hebrews 5:14
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Hebrews 5:14
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14 But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.(A)
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Hebrews 5:14
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Hebrews 5:14
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14 But solid food is for the mature,(A) who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.(B)
1 Peter 3:13-14
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1 Peter 3:13-14
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1 Peter 3:13-14
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1 Peter 3:13-14
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13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?(A) 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed.(B) “Do not fear their threats[a]; do not be frightened.”[b](C)
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- 1 Peter 3:14 Or fear what they fear
- 1 Peter 3:14 Isaiah 8:12
Philippians 1:9-10
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Philippians 1:9-10
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9 And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight(A) 10 to help you to determine what really matters, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless,
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Philippians 1:9-10
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9 And this is my prayer: that your love(A) may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,(B) 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,(C)
1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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14 Those who are unspiritual[a] do not receive the gifts of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to them, and they are unable to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.(A) 15 Those who are spiritual discern all things, and they are themselves subject to no one else’s scrutiny.
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- 2.14 Or natural
1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God(A) but considers them foolishness,(B) and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit(C) makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,
Romans 13:5-7
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Romans 13:5-7
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5 Therefore one must be subject, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience.(A) 6 For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s agents, busy with this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
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Romans 13:5-7
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5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.(A)
6 This is also why you pay taxes,(B) for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes;(C) if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Acts 4:19
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Acts 4:19
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19 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge;(A)
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19 But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him?(A) You be the judges!
Luke 20:25
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Luke 20:25
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25 He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.”(A)
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Luke 20:25
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25 He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s,(A) and to God what is God’s.”
1 Chronicles 12:32
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1 Chronicles 12:32
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32 Of Issachar, those who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, two hundred chiefs, and all their kindred under their command.(A)
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32 from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do(A)—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command;
Acts 5:29
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Acts 5:29
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29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.[a](A)
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- 5.29 Gk than men
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29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!(A)
Luke 12:56-57
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Luke 12:56-57
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56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?(A)
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57 “And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?
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Luke 12:56-57
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Luke 12:56-57
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56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?(A)
57 “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
Hosea 5:11
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Hosea 5:11
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11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment,
because he was determined to go after vanity.[a]
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- 5.11 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Hosea 5:11
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Hosea 5:11
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- Hosea 5:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Ecclesiastes 10:2
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Ecclesiastes 10:2
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2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
but the heart of a fool to the left.
Ecclesiastes 10:2
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Ecclesiastes 10:2
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2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
but the heart of the fool to the left.
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