Ecclesiastes 5:20
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20 For they will scarcely brood over the days of their lives because God keeps them occupied with the joy of their hearts.
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Isaiah 65:21-24
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21 They shall build houses and inhabit them;
they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.(A)
22 They shall not build and another inhabit;
they shall not plant and another eat,
for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be,
and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.(B)
23 They shall not labor in vain
or bear children for calamity,[a]
for they shall be offspring blessed by the Lord—
and their descendants as well.(C)
24 Before they call I will answer,
while they are yet speaking I will hear.(D)
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- 65.23 Or sudden terror
Isaiah 65:13-14
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13 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
My servants shall eat,
but you shall be hungry;
my servants shall drink,
but you shall be thirsty;
my servants shall rejoice,
but you shall be put to shame;(A)
14 my servants shall sing with gladness of heart,
but you shall cry out in pain of heart
and shall wail in anguish of spirit.(B)
Psalm 37:16
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16 Better is a little that the righteous person has
than the abundance of many wicked.(A)
Romans 5:1
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Results of Justification
5 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,(A)
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- 5.1 Other ancient authorities read let us
Psalm 4:6-7
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6 There are many who say, “O that we might see some good!
Let the light of your face shine on us, O Lord!”(A)
7 You have put gladness in my heart
more than when their grain and wine abound.(B)
Deuteronomy 28:47
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47 “Because you did not serve the Lord your God joyfully and with gladness of heart for the abundance of everything,(A)
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Deuteronomy 28:8-12
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8 The Lord will command the blessing upon you in your barns and in all that you undertake; he will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. 9 The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in his ways.(A) 10 All the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you.(B) 11 The Lord will make you abound in prosperity, in the fruit of your womb, in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground in the land that the Lord swore to your ancestors to give you.(C) 12 The Lord will open for you his rich storehouse, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all your undertakings. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.(D)
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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
Romans 5:5-11
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5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.(A)
6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.(B) 7 Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. 8 But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.(C) 9 Much more surely, therefore, since we have now been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God.[a](D) 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life.(E) 11 But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
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- 5.9 Gk the wrath
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