Jeremiah 4:2
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2 (A)and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’
in truth, in justice, and in righteousness,
then (B)nations shall bless themselves in him,
(C)and in him shall they glory.”
Isaiah 65:16
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16 so that he who (A)blesses himself in the land
shall bless himself by (B)the God of truth,
and he who takes an oath in the land
shall swear by (C)the God of truth;
(D)because the former troubles are forgotten
and are hidden from my eyes.
Jeremiah 9:24
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24 but (A)let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. (B)For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”
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Galatians 3:8
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8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that (A)God would justify[a] the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, (B)“In you shall all the nations be blessed.”
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- Galatians 3:8 Or count righteous; also verses 11, 24
1 Corinthians 1:31
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31 so that, as it is written, (A)“Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
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Deuteronomy 10:20
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20 (A)You shall fear the Lord your God. You shall serve him and (B)hold fast to him, and (C)by his name you shall swear.
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Genesis 22:18
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18 and (A)in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, (B)because you have obeyed my voice.”
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2 Corinthians 10:17
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17 “Let (A)the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
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Jeremiah 12:16
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16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, (A)to swear by my name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, (B)then they shall be built up in the midst of my people.
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Isaiah 45:25
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25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
shall be justified and shall glory.”
Isaiah 45:23
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23 (A)By myself I have sworn;
from my mouth has gone out in (B)righteousness
a word that shall not return:
(C)‘To me every knee shall bow,
every tongue shall swear allegiance.’[a]
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- Isaiah 45:23 Septuagint every tongue shall confess to God
Philippians 3:3
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3 For (A)we are the circumcision, (B)who worship (C)by the Spirit of God[a] and (D)glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh—
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- Philippians 3:3 Some manuscripts God in spirit
Zechariah 8:8
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8 and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. (A)And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, (B)in faithfulness and in righteousness.”
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Hosea 2:19
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19 And I will betroth you to me (A)forever. (B)I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy.
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Jeremiah 5:2
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Isaiah 48:1-2
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Israel Refined for God's Glory
48 Hear this, O house of Jacob,
(A)who are called by the name of Israel,
and (B)who came from the waters of Judah,
(C)who swear by the name of the Lord
and confess the God of Israel,
but not in truth or right.
2 For they call themselves after the holy city,
(D)and stay themselves on the God of Israel;
the Lord of hosts is his name.
Psalm 99:4
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4 (A)The King in his might (B)loves justice.[a]
You have established equity;
you have executed justice
and righteousness in Jacob.
Footnotes
- Psalm 99:4 Or The might of the King loves justice
Psalm 72:17
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17 (A)May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun!
(B)May people be blessed in him,
(C)all nations call him blessed!
1 Kings 3:6
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6 And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because (A)he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and (B)have given him a son to sit on his throne this day.
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