Job 22:2
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2 “Can a mortal be of use to God?
Can even the wisest be of service to him?(A)
Luke 17:10
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10 So you also, when you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, ‘We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done!’ ”
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Galatians 6:7-8
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7 Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow.(A) 8 If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh, but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit.(B)
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Job 35:6-8
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6 If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against him?
And if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?(A)
7 If you are righteous, what do you give to him,
or what does he receive from your hand?(B)
8 Your wickedness affects others like you,
and your righteousness, other human beings.
Proverbs 3:13-18
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The True Wealth
13 Happy are those who find wisdom
and those who get understanding,
14 for her income is better than silver
and her revenue better than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.(B)
16 Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.(C)
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.(D)
18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called happy.(E)
Psalm 16:2
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2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.”[a]
Footnotes
- 16.2 Jerome Tg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Job 21:15
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15 What is the Almighty,[a] that we should serve him?
And what profit do we get if we pray to him?’(A)
Footnotes
- 21.15 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Matthew 5:29
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29 If your right eye causes you to sin,[a] tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.[b](A)
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Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
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11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance,
an advantage to those who see the sun.(A)
12 For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money,
and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to the one who possesses it.
Proverbs 4:7-9
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7 The beginning of wisdom is this: get wisdom,
and whatever else you get, get insight.(A)
8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;
she will honor you if you embrace her.(B)
9 She will place on your head a fair garland;
she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”(C)
Proverbs 9:12
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12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself;
if you scoff, you alone will bear it.(A)
Deuteronomy 10:13
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13 and to keep the commandments of the Lord and his decrees that I am commanding you today, for your own well-being.
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