Job 22:3
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3 Is it any advantage to the Almighty if you are righteous?
Would it be any gain to him if you were perfect?
Psalm 119:3-6
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3 They do not compromise with evil,
and they walk only in his paths.
4 You have charged us
to keep your commandments carefully.
5 Oh, that my actions would consistently
reflect your decrees!
6 Then I will not be ashamed
when I compare my life with your commands.
2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
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Acts 24:16
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16 Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and all people.
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Malachi 2:17
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17 You have wearied the Lord with your words.
“How have we wearied him?” you ask.
You have wearied him by saying that all who do evil are good in the Lord’s sight, and he is pleased with them. You have wearied him by asking, “Where is the God of justice?”
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Proverbs 15:8
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8 The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
but he delights in the prayers of the upright.
Proverbs 12:22
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22 The Lord detests lying lips,
but he delights in those who tell the truth.
Proverbs 11:20
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20 The Lord detests people with crooked hearts,
but he delights in those with integrity.
Proverbs 11:1
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11 The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales,
but he delights in accurate weights.
Psalm 147:10-11
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10 He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse
or in human might.
11 No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him,
those who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Psalm 119:59
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59 I pondered the direction of my life,
and I turned to follow your laws.
Psalm 39:1
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Psalm 39
For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 I said to myself, “I will watch what I do
and not sin in what I say.
I will hold my tongue
when the ungodly are around me.”
Job 23:10-12
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10 “But he knows where I am going.
And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.
11 For I have stayed on God’s paths;
I have followed his ways and not turned aside.
12 I have not departed from his commands,
but have treasured his words more than daily food.
1 Chronicles 29:17
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17 I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.
Philippians 4:18
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18 At the moment I have all I need—and more! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable and pleasing to God.
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