Isaiah 56:2
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2 Blessed is the man who does this,
And the son of man who lays hold on it;
(A)Who keeps from defiling the Sabbath,
And keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
Exodus 31:13-16
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13 “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: (A)‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who (B)sanctifies[a] you. 14 (C)You shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who [b]profanes it shall surely be put to death; for (D)whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. 15 Work shall be done for (E)six days, but the (F)seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. 16 Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.
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- Exodus 31:13 consecrates
- Exodus 31:14 defiles
Isaiah 58:13
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13 “If (A)you turn away your foot from the Sabbath,
From doing your pleasure on My holy day,
And call the Sabbath a delight,
The holy day of the Lord honorable,
And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways,
Nor finding your own pleasure,
Nor speaking your own words,
Ezekiel 20:12
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12 Moreover I also gave them My (A)Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
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Psalm 112:1
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The Blessed State of the Righteous
112 Praise[a] the Lord!
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who (A)delights greatly in His commandments.
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- Psalm 112:1 Heb. Hallelujah
Luke 11:28
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28 But He said, (A)“More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
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Ezekiel 20:20
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20 (A)hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.’
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Jeremiah 17:21-22
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21 Thus says the Lord: (A)“Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; 22 nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I (B)commanded your fathers.
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Exodus 20:10
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10 but the (A)seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, (B)nor your stranger who is within your gates.
John 13:17
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17 (A)If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
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Psalm 106:3
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- Psalm 106:3 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. those who do
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 (A)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And (B)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
Proverbs 14:16
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16 (A)A wise man fears and departs from evil,
But a fool rages and is self-confident.
Proverbs 4:27
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27 Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.
Proverbs 4:13
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13 Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go;
Keep her, for she is your life.
Psalm 119:101
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101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
Psalm 119:1-5
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Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God
א ALEPH
119 Blessed are the [a]undefiled in the way,
(A)Who walk in the law of the Lord!
2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the (B)whole heart!
3 (C)They also do no iniquity;
They walk in His ways.
4 You have commanded us
To keep Your precepts diligently.
5 Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!
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- Psalm 119:1 blameless
Leviticus 19:30
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30 ‘You shall [a]keep My Sabbaths and (A)reverence My sanctuary: I am the Lord.
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- Leviticus 19:30 observe
Exodus 20:8
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8 (A)“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Revelation 22:14
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14 (A)Blessed are those who [a]do His commandments, that they may have the right (B)to the tree of life, (C)and may enter through the gates into the city.
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- Revelation 22:14 NU wash their robes,
Luke 12:43
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43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.
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Isaiah 56:6
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6 “Also the sons of the foreigner
Who join themselves to the Lord, to serve Him,
And to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants—
Everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath,
And holds fast My covenant—
Psalm 128:1
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Blessings of Those Who Fear the Lord
A Song of Ascents.
128 Blessed (A)is every one who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.
Psalm 37:27
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27 Depart from evil, and do good;
And dwell forevermore.
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