Job 23:11
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11 My foot has held fast to his steps;
I have kept his way and have not turned aside.(A)
Job 23:11
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Psalm 44:18
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18 Our heart has not turned back,
nor have our steps departed from your way,(A)
Psalm 44:18
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18 Our hearts had not turned(A) back;
our feet had not strayed from your path.
2 Peter 2:20-22
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20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the[a] Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overpowered, the last state has become worse for them than the first.(A) 21 For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment that was handed on to them.(B) 22 It has happened to them according to the true proverb,
“The dog turns back to its own vomit,”
and,
“The sow is washed only to wallow in the mud.”(C)
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- 2.20 Other ancient authorities read our
2 Peter 2:20-22
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20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing(A) our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ(B) and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.(C) 21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.(D) 22 Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,”[a](E) and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
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- 2 Peter 2:22 Prov. 26:11
Romans 2:7
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7 to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life,
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7 To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor(A) and immortality,(B) he will give eternal life.(C)
Psalm 125:5
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5 But those who turn aside to their own crooked ways,
the Lord will lead away with evildoers.
Peace be upon Israel!(A)
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Peace be on Israel.(D)
Psalm 17:5
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5 My steps have held fast to your paths;
my feet have not slipped.(A)
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2 Corinthians 1:12
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The Postponement of Paul’s Visit
12 Indeed, this is our boast, the testimony of our conscience: we have behaved in the world with holiness[a] and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God—and all the more toward you.(A)
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- 1.12 Other ancient authorities read simplicity
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Paul’s Change of Plans
12 Now this is our boast: Our conscience(A) testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity[a](B) and godly sincerity.(C) We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom(D) but on God’s grace.
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- 2 Corinthians 1:12 Many manuscripts holiness
Acts 20:18-19
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18 When they came to him, he said to them:
“You yourselves know how I lived among you the entire time from the first day that I set foot in Asia,(A) 19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, enduring the trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.
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Acts 20:18-19
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18 When they arrived, he said to them: “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you,(A) from the first day I came into the province of Asia.(B) 19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears(C) and in the midst of severe testing by the plots of my Jewish opponents.(D)
Psalm 18:20-24
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20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.(A)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord
and have not wickedly departed from my God.(B)
22 For all his ordinances were before me,
and his statutes I did not put away from me.(C)
23 I was blameless before him,
and I kept myself from guilt.
24 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.(D)
Psalm 18:20-24
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20 The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;(A)
according to the cleanness of my hands(B) he has rewarded me.(C)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;(D)
I am not guilty of turning(E) from my God.
22 All his laws are before me;(F)
I have not turned away from his decrees.
23 I have been blameless(G) before him
and have kept myself from sin.
24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,(H)
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
Job 17:9
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9 Yet the righteous hold to their way,
and they who have clean hands grow stronger and stronger.(A)
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Luke 8:13-15
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13 The ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe only for a while and in a time of testing fall away. 14 As for what fell among the thorns, these are the ones who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. 15 But as for that in the good soil, these are the ones who, when they hear the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart and bear fruit with endurance.
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Luke 8:13-15
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13 Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.(A) 14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches(B) and pleasures, and they do not mature. 15 But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
Zephaniah 1:6
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6 those who have turned back from following the Lord,
who have not sought the Lord or inquired of him.(A)
Zephaniah 1:6
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Psalm 36:3
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3 The words of their mouths are mischief and deceit;
they have ceased to act wisely and do good.(A)
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