Isaiah 33:15
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15 (A)He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly,
who despises the gain of oppressions,
who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe,
who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed
(B)and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,
Psalm 119:37
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1 John 3:7
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7 Little children, (A)let no one deceive you. (B)Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
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Psalm 1:1-3
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Book One
The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked
1 Blessed is the man[a]
who (A)walks not in (B)the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in (C)the way of sinners,
nor (D)sits in (E)the seat of (F)scoffers;
2 but his (G)delight is in the law[b] of the Lord,
and on his (H)law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like (I)a tree
planted by (J)streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its (K)leaf does not wither.
(L)In all that he does, he prospers.
2 Peter 2:14-16
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14 They have eyes full of adultery,[a] (A)insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts (B)trained in greed. (C)Accursed children! 15 Forsaking the right way, (D)they have gone astray. They have followed (E)the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved (F)gain from wrongdoing, 16 but was rebuked for his own transgression; (G)a speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet's madness.
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- 2 Peter 2:14 Or eyes full of an adulteress
James 5:4
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4 Behold, (A)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and (B)the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of (C)the Lord of hosts.
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Romans 2:7
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7 to those who (A)by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
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Acts 8:18-23
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18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, 19 saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” 20 But Peter said to him, (A)“May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God (B)with money! 21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for (C)your heart is not right before God. 22 Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, (D)if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are in (E)the gall[a] of bitterness and in (F)the bond of iniquity.”
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- Acts 8:23 That is, a bitter fluid secreted by the liver; bile
Luke 19:8
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8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods (A)I give to the poor. And if I have (B)defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it (C)fourfold.”
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Luke 1:6
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6 And they were both (A)righteous before God, walking (B)blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.
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Malachi 2:6
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6 (A)True instruction[a] was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he (B)turned many from iniquity.
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- Malachi 2:6 Or law; also verses 7, 8, 9
Isaiah 56:1-2
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Salvation for Foreigners
56 Thus says the Lord:
“Keep justice, and do righteousness,
(A)for soon my salvation will come,
and my righteousness be revealed.
2 Blessed is the man who does this,
and the son of man who holds it fast,
(B)who keeps the Sabbath, not profaning it,
and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
Psalm 106:3
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3 Blessed are they who observe justice,
who (A)do righteousness at all times!
Psalm 26:9-11
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9 (A)Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10 in whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of (B)bribes.
11 But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
redeem me, and be gracious to me.
Psalm 26:4-6
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4 I do not (A)sit with men of (B)falsehood,
nor do I consort with hypocrites.
5 I (C)hate the assembly of evildoers,
and I will not sit with the wicked.
6 I (D)wash my hands in innocence
and go around your altar, O Lord,
Psalm 26:1-2
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I Will Bless the Lord
Of David.
26 (A)Vindicate me, O Lord,
for I have (B)walked in my integrity,
and I have (C)trusted in the Lord without wavering.
2 (D)Prove me, O Lord, and try me;
test my heart and (E)my mind.[a]
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- Psalm 26:2 Hebrew test my kidneys and my heart
Deuteronomy 16:19
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19 (A)You shall not pervert justice. (B)You shall not show partiality, (C)and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.
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Luke 3:12-14
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12 (A)Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, (B)what shall we do?” 13 And he said to them, (C)“Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” 14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, (D)what shall we do?” And he said to them, (E)“Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your (F)wages.”
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Matthew 26:15
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15 and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they (A)paid him (B)thirty pieces of silver.
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Micah 7:3-4
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3 (A)Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
(B)the prince and (C)the judge ask for a bribe,
and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
thus they weave it together.
4 The best of them is (D)like a brier,
the most upright of them a thorn hedge.
The day of (E)your watchmen, of your punishment, has come;
(F)now their confusion is at hand.
Ezekiel 18:15-17
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15 he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife, 16 does not oppress anyone, (A)exacts no pledge, (B)commits no robbery, (C)but gives his bread to the hungry (D)and covers the naked with a garment, 17 withholds his hand from iniquity,[a] takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, (E)and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father's iniquity; (F)he shall surely live.
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- Ezekiel 18:17 Septuagint; Hebrew from the poor
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