Job 22:3
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3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous?
Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless?
Psalm 119:3-6
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3 (A)They also do no iniquity;
They walk in His ways.
4 You have commanded us
To keep Your precepts diligently.
5 Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!
6 (B)Then I would not be ashamed,
When I look into all Your commandments.
2 Corinthians 7:1
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The Corinthians’ Repentance
7 Therefore,(A) having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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Acts 24:16
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16 (A)This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.
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Malachi 2:17
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17 (A)You have wearied the Lord with your words;
Yet you say,
“In what way have we wearied Him?”
In that you say,
(B)“Everyone who does evil
Is good in the sight of the Lord,
And He delights in them,”
Or, “Where is the God of justice?”
Proverbs 15:8
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8 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 12:22
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22 (A)Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal truthfully are His delight.
Proverbs 11:20
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20 Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
Proverbs 11:1
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The Folly of Wickedness
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- Proverbs 11:1 deceptive
- Proverbs 11:1 Lit. perfect stone
Psalm 147:10-11
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10 (A)He does not delight in the strength of the horse;
He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
In those who hope in His mercy.
Psalm 119:59
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59 I (A)thought about my ways,
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
Psalm 39:1
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Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness
To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
39 I said, “I will guard my ways,
Lest I sin with my (A)tongue;
I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,
While the wicked are before me.”
Job 23:10-12
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10 But (A)He knows the way that I take;
When (B)He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 (C)My foot has held fast to His steps;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.
12 I have not departed from the (D)commandment of His lips;
(E)I have treasured the words of His mouth
More than my [a]necessary food.
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- Job 23:12 Lit. appointed portion
1 Chronicles 29:17
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17 I know also, my God, that You (A)test the heart and (B)have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You.
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Philippians 4:18
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18 Indeed I [a]have all and abound. I am full, having received from (A)Epaphroditus the things sent from you, (B)a sweet-smelling aroma, (C)an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.
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- Philippians 4:18 Or have received all
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