Jeremiah 4:2
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2 and if you swear, “As the Lord lives!”
in truth, in justice, and in uprightness,
then nations shall be blessed[a] by you,[b]
and by you[c] they shall boast.(A)
Isaiah 65:16
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16 Then whoever invokes a blessing in the land
shall bless by the God of faithfulness,
and whoever takes an oath in the land
shall swear by the God of faithfulness,
because the former troubles are forgotten
and are hidden from my sight.(A)
Jeremiah 9:24
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24 but let those who boast boast in this, that they understand and know me, that I am the Lord; I act with steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the Lord.(A)
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Genesis 22:18
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18 and by your offspring shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.”(A)
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2 Corinthians 10:17
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17 “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”(A)
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1 Corinthians 1:31
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31 in order that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in[a] the Lord.”(A)
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- 1.31 Or of
Deuteronomy 10:20
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20 You shall fear the Lord your God; him you shall serve; to him you shall hold fast; and by his name you shall swear.(A)
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Galatians 3:8
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8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would reckon as righteous the gentiles by faith, declared the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the gentiles shall be blessed in you.”(A)
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Jeremiah 12:16
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16 And then, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, “As the Lord lives,” as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people.(A)
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Isaiah 45:25
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25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
shall triumph and glory.(A)
Psalm 72:17
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17 May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun.
May all nations be blessed in him;[a]
may they pronounce him happy.(A)
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- 72.17 Or bless themselves by him
Zechariah 8:8
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8 and I will bring them to live in Jerusalem. They shall be my people and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness.”(A)
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Isaiah 45:23
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23 By myself I have sworn;
from my mouth has gone forth in righteousness
a word that shall not return:
“To me every knee shall bow,
every tongue shall swear.”(A)
1 Kings 3:6
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6 And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant my father David because 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 have given him a son to sit on his throne today.(A)
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Philippians 3:3
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3 For it is we who are the circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God[a] and boast in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh(A)—
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- 3.3 Other ancient authorities read worship God in spirit
Hosea 2:19
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19 And I will take you for my wife forever; I will take you for my wife in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy.(A)
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Jeremiah 5:2
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2 Although they say, “As the Lord lives,”
yet they swear falsely.(A)
Isaiah 48:1-2
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God the Creator and Redeemer
48 Hear this, O house of Jacob,
who are called by the name of Israel
and who came forth from the loins[a] of Judah,
who swear by the name of the Lord
and invoke the God of Israel
but not in truth or right.(A)
2 For they call themselves after the holy city
and lean on the God of Israel;
the Lord of hosts is his name.(B)
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- 48.1 Cn: Heb waters
Psalm 99:4
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4 Mighty King,[a] lover of justice,
you have established equity;
you have executed justice
and righteousness in Jacob.(A)
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- 99.4 Cn: Heb And a king’s strength
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