Exodus 20:1-3

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The Ten Commandments^(A)

20 And God spoke^(B) all these words:^(C)

²“I am the Lord your God,^(D) who brought you out^(E) of Egypt,^(F) out of the land of slavery.^(G)

³“You shall have no other gods before^[a] me.^(H)

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Exodus 20:3 Or besides

Matthew 7:24-27

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The Wise and Foolish Builders^(A)

²⁴“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice^(B) is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. ²⁶But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ²⁷The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

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Psalm 111:4-5

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⁴He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
the Lord is gracious and compassionate.^(A)
⁵He provides food^(B) for those who fear him;^(C)
he remembers his covenant^(D) forever.

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Psalm 37:25-26

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²⁵I was young and now I am old,
    yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken^(A)
    or their children begging^(B) bread.
²⁶They are always generous and lend freely;^(C)
    their children will be a blessing.^[a]^(D)

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Psalm 37:26 Or freely; / the names of their children will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or freely; / others will see that their children are blessed