Joshua 24:14
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14 (A)“Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in (B)sincerity and in truth, and (C)put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of [a]the River and (D)in Egypt. Serve the Lord!
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- Joshua 24:14 The Euphrates
1 Samuel 12:24
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24 (A)Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for (B)consider what (C)great things He has done for you.
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Deuteronomy 10:12
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The Essence of the Law
12 “And now, Israel, (A)what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to (B)love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
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Genesis 35:2
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2 And Jacob said to his (A)household and to all who were with him, “Put away (B)the foreign gods that are among you, (C)purify yourselves, and change your garments.
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2 Corinthians 1:12
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Paul’s Sincerity
12 For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in [a]simplicity and (A)godly sincerity, (B)not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.
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- 2 Corinthians 1:12 The opposite of duplicity
Psalm 119:1
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Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God
א ALEPH
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- Psalm 119:1 blameless
Joshua 24:23
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23 “Now therefore,” he said, (A)“put away the foreign gods which are among you, and (B)incline your heart to the Lord God of Israel.”
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Ezekiel 20:18
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18 “But I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols.
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John 4:23-24
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23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will (A)worship the Father in (B)spirit (C)and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 (D)God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
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Job 28:28
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28 And to man He said,
‘Behold, (A)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
Ezra 9:11
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11 which You commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land, with the (A)uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from one end to another with their impurity.
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2 Kings 20:3
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3 (A)“Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
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Joshua 24:2
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2 And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: (A)‘Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, dwelt on the other side of [a]the River in old times; and (B)they served other gods.
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- Joshua 24:2 The Euphrates
Deuteronomy 18:13
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13 You shall be [a]blameless before the Lord your God.
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- Deuteronomy 18:13 Lit. perfect
Leviticus 17:7
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7 They shall no more offer their sacrifices (A)to [a]demons, after whom they (B)have played the harlot. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.” ’
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- Leviticus 17:7 Having the form of a goat or satyr
Exodus 20:3-4
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3 (A)“You shall have no other gods before Me.
4 (B)“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
Genesis 20:5-6
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5 Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she, even she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ (A)In the [a]integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.”
6 And God said to him in a dream, “Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For (B)I also withheld you from sinning (C)against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.
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- Genesis 20:5 innocence
Luke 8:15
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15 But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with (A)patience.[a]
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- Luke 8:15 endurance
Amos 5:25-26
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25 “Did(A) you offer Me sacrifices and offerings
In the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
26 You also carried [a]Sikkuth[b] (B)your king
And Chiun, your idols,
The star of your gods,
Which you made for yourselves.
Hosea 3:5
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5 Afterward the children of Israel shall return and (A)seek the Lord their God and (B)David their king. They shall fear the Lord and His goodness in the (C)latter days.
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Ezekiel 23:3
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3 (A)They committed harlotry in Egypt,
They committed harlotry in (B)their youth;
Their breasts were there embraced,
Their virgin bosom was there pressed.
Ezekiel 20:7-8
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7 Then I said to them, ‘Each of you, (A)throw away (B)the abominations which are before his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with (C)the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’ 8 But they rebelled against Me and would not [a]obey Me. They did not all cast away the abominations which were before their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said, ‘I will (D)pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.’
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- Ezekiel 20:8 Lit. listen to
Philippians 1:10
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10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,
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Ephesians 6:24
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24 Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.
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