Matthew 5:10
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10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for the kingdom of heaven(A) is theirs.
John 12:25
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25 The one who loves his life will lose it,(A) and the one who hates(B) his life(C) in this world will keep it for eternal life.
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John 4:10
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10 Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God,(A) and who is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would ask him, and he would give you living water.”(B)
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Psalm 26:5
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5 I hate a crowd of evildoers,
and I do not sit with the wicked.(A)
Psalm 119:9-11
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ב Beth
9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping your[a] word.(A)
10 I have sought you with all my heart;(B)
don’t let me wander from your commands.(C)
11 I have treasured your word in my heart(D)
so that I may not sin against you.
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- 119:9 Or keeping it according to your
Jeremiah 17:9
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The Deceitful Heart
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Jeremiah 17:10
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10 I, the Lord, examine the mind,
I test the heart[a](A)
to give to each according to his way,
according to what his actions deserve.(B)
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- 17:10 Lit kidneys
Matthew 7:15-20
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15 “Be on your guard against false prophets(A) who come to you in sheep’s(B) clothing(C) but inwardly are ravaging wolves.(D) 16 You’ll recognize them by their fruit.(E) Are grapes gathered from thornbushes or figs from thistles?(F) 17 In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit. 18 A good tree can’t produce bad fruit; neither can a bad tree produce good fruit. 19 Every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.(G) 20 So you’ll recognize them by their fruit.(H)
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Luke 6:43-45
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A Tree and Its Fruit
43 “A good tree doesn’t produce bad fruit; on the other hand, a bad tree doesn’t produce good fruit.[a](A) 44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs aren’t gathered from thornbushes, or grapes picked from a bramble bush. 45 A good person produces good out of the good stored up in his heart. An evil person produces evil out of the evil stored up in his heart, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
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- 6:43 Lit on the other hand, again, a bad tree doesn’t produce good fruit
1 Peter 3:10
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10 For the(A) one who wants to love life
and to see good days,
let him keep his tongue from evil(B)
and his lips from speaking deceit,(C)
3 John 11
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11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil,(A) but what is good. The one who does good is of God;(B) the one who does evil has not seen God.(C)
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