Ecclesiastes 5:20
New King James Version
20 For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart.
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Isaiah 65:21-24
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21 (A)They shall build houses and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 They shall not build and another inhabit;
They shall not plant and (B)another eat;
For (C)as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people,
And (D)My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
23 They shall not labor in vain,
(E)Nor bring forth children for trouble;
For (F)they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord,
And their offspring with them.
24 “It shall come to pass
That (G)before they call, I will answer;
And while they are still speaking, I will (H)hear.
Isaiah 65:13-14
New King James Version
13 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, My servants shall eat,
But you shall be hungry;
Behold, My servants shall drink,
But you shall be thirsty;
Behold, My servants shall rejoice,
But you shall be ashamed;
14 Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart,
But you shall cry for sorrow of heart,
And (A)wail for [a]grief of spirit.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 65:14 Or a broken spirit
Psalm 37:16
New King James Version
16 (A)A little that a righteous man has
Is better than the riches of many wicked.
Romans 5:1
New King James Version
Faith Triumphs in Trouble
5 Therefore, (A)having been justified by faith, [a]we have (B)peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
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- Romans 5:1 Some ancient mss. let us have
Psalm 4:6-7
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6 There are many who say,
“Who will show us any good?”
(A)Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.
7 You have put (B)gladness in my heart,
More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.
Deuteronomy 28:47
New King James Version
47 (A)“Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and gladness of heart, (B)for the abundance of everything,
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Deuteronomy 28:8-12
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8 “The Lord will (A)command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you (B)set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
9 (C)“The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. 10 Then all peoples of the earth shall see that you are (D)called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be (E)afraid of you. 11 And (F)the Lord will grant you plenty of goods, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land of which the Lord [a]swore to your fathers to give you. 12 The Lord will open to you His good [b]treasure, the heavens, (G)to give the rain to your land in its season, and (H)to bless all the work of your hand. (I)You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.
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- Deuteronomy 28:11 promised
- Deuteronomy 28:12 storehouse
Isaiah 64:5
New King James Version
5 You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness,
Who remembers You in Your ways.
You are indeed angry, for we have sinned—
(A)In these ways we continue;
And we need to be saved.
Romans 5:5-11
New King James Version
5 (A)Now hope does not disappoint, (B)because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Christ in Our Place
6 For when we were still without strength, [a]in due time (C)Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But (D)God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified (E)by His blood, we shall be saved (F)from wrath through Him. 10 For (G)if when we were enemies (H)we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved (I)by His life. 11 And not only that, but we also (J)rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
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- Romans 5:6 at the right time
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