Ecclesiastes 8:5
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5 Those who obey him will not be punished. Those who are wise will find a time and a way to do what is right,
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Hebrews 5:14
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14 Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.
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1 Peter 3:13-14
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Suffering for Doing Good
13 Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don’t worry or be afraid of their threats.
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Philippians 1:9-10
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9 I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. 10 For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return.
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1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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14 But people who aren’t spiritual[a] can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. 15 Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others.
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- 2:14 Or who don’t have the Spirit; or who have only physical life.
Romans 13:5-7
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5 So you must submit to them, not only to avoid punishment, but also to keep a clear conscience.
6 Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority.
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Acts 4:19
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19 But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him?
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Luke 20:25
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25 “Well then,” he said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”
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1 Chronicles 12:32
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32 From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take.
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Acts 5:29
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29 But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.
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Luke 12:56-57
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56 You fools! You know how to interpret the weather signs of the earth and sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the present times.
57 “Why can’t you decide for yourselves what is right?
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Hosea 5:11
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11 The people of Israel will be crushed and broken by my judgment
because they are determined to worship idols.[a]
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- 5:11 Or determined to follow human commands. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Ecclesiastes 10:2
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2 A wise person chooses the right road;
a fool takes the wrong one.
Ecclesiastes 8:2
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Ecclesiastes 2:14
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14 For the wise can see where they are going, but fools walk in the dark.” Yet I saw that the wise and the foolish share the same fate.
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Proverbs 17:24
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24 Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
Exodus 1:17
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17 But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king’s orders. They allowed the boys to live, too.
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Colossians 1:9
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9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.
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Exodus 1:20-21
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20 So God was good to the midwives, and the Israelites continued to multiply, growing more and more powerful. 21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
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Psalm 119:6
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6 Then I will not be ashamed
when I compare my life with your commands.
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