Joshua 1:8
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8 (A)This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but (B)you[a] shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
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- Joshua 1:8 you shall be constantly in
Psalm 119:15
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15 I will meditate on Your precepts,
And [a]contemplate Your ways.
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- Psalm 119:15 look into
Psalm 19:14
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14 (A)Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O Lord, my [a]strength and my (B)Redeemer.
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- Psalm 19:14 Lit. rock
Proverbs 3:1
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Guidance for the Young
3 My son, do not forget my law,
(A)But let your heart keep my commands;
Colossians 3:16
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16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another (A)in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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John 14:21
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21 (A)He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and [a]manifest Myself to him.”
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- John 14:21 reveal
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
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6 “And (A)these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 (B)You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 (C)You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 (D)You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
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Luke 11:28
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28 But He said, (A)“More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
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Deuteronomy 29:9
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9 Therefore (A)keep the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may (B)prosper in all that you do.
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Matthew 7:24
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Build on the Rock(A)
24 “Therefore (B)whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
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James 1:22-25
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22 But (A)be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For (B)if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But (C)he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, (D)this one will be blessed in what he does.
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Psalm 119:11
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11 (A)Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
Psalm 119:97
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Psalm 1:1-3
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BOOK ONE
Psalms 1–41
The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly
1 Blessed (A)is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the [a]ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
(B)Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But (C)his delight is in the law of the Lord,
(D)And in His law he [b]meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
(E)Planted by the [c]rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall (F)prosper.
Deuteronomy 11:18-19
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18 “Therefore (A)you shall [a]lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your (B)soul, and (C)bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 19 (D)You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
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- Deuteronomy 11:18 Lit. put
Matthew 7:21
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I Never Knew You(A)
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, (B)‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who (C)does the will of My Father in heaven.
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Proverbs 2:1-5
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The Value of Wisdom
2 My son, if you receive my words,
And (A)treasure my commands within you,
2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding;
3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding,
4 (B)If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5 (C)Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.
Psalm 37:30-31
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30 (A)The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom,
And his tongue talks of justice.
31 The law of his God is in his heart;
None of his steps shall [a]slide.
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- Psalm 37:31 slip
Joshua 1:7
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7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law (A)which Moses My servant commanded you; (B)do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may [a]prosper wherever you go.
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- Joshua 1:7 have success or act wisely
John 13:17
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17 (A)If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
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Deuteronomy 30:14
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14 But the word is very near you, (A)in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.
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Deuteronomy 5:29
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29 (A)Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and (B)always keep all My commandments, (C)that it might be well with them and with their children forever!
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Matthew 12:35
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35 A good man out of the good treasure [a]of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
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- Matthew 12:35 NU, M omit of his heart
Matthew 28:20
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20 (A)teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am (B)with you always, even to the end of the age.” [a]Amen.
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- Matthew 28:20 NU omits Amen.
Deuteronomy 31:11
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11 when all Israel comes to (A)appear before the Lord your God in the (B)place which He chooses, (C)you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
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