Isaiah 45:19
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19 I did not speak in secret
in a land of darkness;
I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,
“Seek me in chaos.”
I the Lord speak the truth;
I declare what is right.(A)
Isaiah 48:16
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16 Draw near to me; hear this!
From the beginning I have not spoken in secret;
from the time it came to be I have been there.
And now the Lord God has sent me and his spirit.(A)
Numbers 23:19-20
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19 God is not a human being, that he should lie,
or a mortal, that he should change his mind.
Has he promised, and will he not do it?
Has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?(A)
20 See, I received a command to bless;
he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.(B)
Amos 5:4
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4 For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel:
Seek me and live,(A)
Jeremiah 29:13-14
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13 When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart,(A) 14 I will let you find me, says the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.(B)
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John 18:20
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20 Jesus answered, “I have spoken openly to the world; I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret.
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Proverbs 30:5
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5 Every word of God proves true;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.(A)
Proverbs 15:8
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8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.(A)
Psalm 111:7-8
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7 The works of his hands are faithful and just;
all his precepts are trustworthy.(A)
8 They are established forever and ever,
to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.(B)
James 4:3
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3 You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures.(A)
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John 7:37-39
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Rivers of Living Water
37 On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me,(A) 38 and let the one who believes in me drink. As[a] the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart[b] shall flow rivers of living water.’ ”(B) 39 Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive, for as yet there was no Spirit[c] because Jesus was not yet glorified.(C)
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Malachi 3:13-14
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13 You have spoken harsh words against me, says the Lord. Yet you say, “How have we spoken against you?”(A) 14 You have said, “It is vain to serve God. What do we profit by keeping his command or by going about as mourners before the Lord of hosts?(B)
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Isaiah 8:19
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19 Now if people say to you, “Consult the ghosts and the familiar spirits that chirp and mutter; should not a people consult their gods, the dead on behalf of the living,(A)
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Isaiah 1:15
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15 When you stretch out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
your hands are full of blood.(A)
Proverbs 8:1-4
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The Gifts of Wisdom
8 Does not wisdom call
and understanding raise her voice?(A)
2 On the heights, beside the way,
at the crossroads she takes her stand;
3 beside the gates in front of the town,
at the entrance of the portals she cries out:(B)
4 “To you, O people, I call,
and my cry is to all who live.
Psalm 119:137-138
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137 You are righteous, O Lord,
and your judgments are right.(A)
138 You have appointed your decrees in righteousness
and in all faithfulness.(B)
Psalm 69:32
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32 Let the oppressed see it and be glad;
you who seek God, let your hearts revive.(A)
Psalm 69:13
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13 But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord.
At an acceptable time, O God,
in the abundance of your steadfast love, answer me.
With your faithful help(A)
Psalm 24:6
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6 Such is the company of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.[a] Selah
Footnotes
- 24.6 Gk Syr: Heb your face, O Jacob
Psalm 19:7-10
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7 The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the decrees of the Lord are sure,
making wise the simple;(A)
8 the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
enlightening the eyes;(B)
9 the fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are true
and righteous altogether.(C)
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.(D)
Psalm 12:6
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6 The promises of the Lord are promises that are pure,
silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.(A)
Psalm 9:10
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10 And those who know your name put their trust in you,
for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.(A)
1 Chronicles 28:8
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8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and search out all the commandments of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you forever.
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Acts 2:4-8
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4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.(A)
5 Now there were devout Jews from every people under heaven living in Jerusalem. 6 And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. 7 Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language?
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John 7:28
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28 Then Jesus cried out as he was teaching in the temple, “You know me, and you know where I am from. I have not come on my own. But the one who sent me is true, and you do not know him.(A)
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