Job 22:3
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3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty[a] if you are righteous,
or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?
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- 22.3 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Job 22:3
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Psalm 119:3-6
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3 who also do no wrong
but walk in his ways.(A)
4 You have commanded your precepts
to be kept diligently.
5 O that my ways may be steadfast
in keeping your statutes!
6 Then I shall not be put to shame,
having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.(B)
Psalm 119:3-6
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.(A)
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Therefore, since we have these promises,(A) dear friends,(B) let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness(C) out of reverence for God.
Acts 24:16
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16 Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience toward God and all people.(A)
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Acts 24:16
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16 So I strive always to keep my conscience clear(A) before God and man.
Malachi 2:17
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17 You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you say, “How have we wearied him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the Lord, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, “Where is the God of justice?”(A)
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Malachi 2:17
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Breaking Covenant Through Injustice
17 You have wearied(A) the Lord with your words.
“How have we wearied him?” you ask.(B)
By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased(C) with them” or “Where is the God of justice?(D)”
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)
Proverbs 15:8
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Proverbs 12:22
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22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
but those who act faithfully are his delight.(A)
Proverbs 12:22
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Proverbs 11:20
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20 Crooked minds are an abomination to the Lord,
but those of blameless ways are his delight.(A)
Proverbs 11:20
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Proverbs 11:1
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11 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
but an accurate weight is his delight.(A)
Proverbs 11:1
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Psalm 147:10-11
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10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse
nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner,[a](A)
11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.
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- 147.10 Heb legs of a person
Psalm 119:59
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59 When I think of your ways,
I turn my feet to your decrees;(A)
Psalm 119:59
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59 I have considered my ways(A)
and have turned my steps to your statutes.
Psalm 39:1
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Psalm 39
Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness
To the leader: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
1 I said, “I will guard my ways
that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will keep a muzzle on my mouth
as long as the wicked are in my presence.”(A)
Psalm 39:1
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Psalm 39[a]
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:1 In Hebrew texts 39:1-13 is numbered 39:2-14.
Job 23:10-12
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10 But he knows the way that I take;
when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold.(A)
11 My foot has held fast to his steps;
I have kept his way and have not turned aside.(B)
12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
I have treasured his words in my bosom.[a](C)
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- 23.12 Gk: Heb words more than my daily bread
Job 23:10-12
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10 But he knows the way that I take;(A)
when he has tested me,(B) I will come forth as gold.(C)
11 My feet have closely followed his steps;(D)
I have kept to his way without turning aside.(E)
12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;(F)
I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.(G)
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