Micah 2:7
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7 Should this be said, O house of Jacob?
Is the Lord’s patience exhausted?
Are these his doings?
Do not my words do good
to one who walks uprightly?
Psalm 84:11
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11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
he bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does the Lord withhold
from those who walk uprightly.(A)
Jeremiah 15:16
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16 Your words were found, and I ate them,
and your words became to me a joy
and the delight of my heart,
for I am called by your name,
O Lord, God of hosts.(A)
Psalm 15:2
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2 Those who walk blamelessly and do what is right
and speak the truth from their heart;(A)
Zechariah 4:6
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6 He said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Hosea 14:9
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9 Those who are wise understand these things;
those who are discerning know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
and the upright walk in them,
but transgressors stumble in them.(A)
Isaiah 50:2
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2 Why was no one there when I came?
Why did no one answer when I called?
Is my arm powerless to redeem?
Or have I no strength to deliver?
By my rebuke I dry up the sea;
I make the rivers a desert,
so that their fish stink for lack of water
and die of thirst.[a](A)
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- 50.2 Or die on the thirsty ground
Proverbs 28:18
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18 One who walks in integrity will be safe,
but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.[a](A)
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- 28.18 Syr: Heb fall all at once
Proverbs 10:29
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29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright
but destruction for evildoers.(A)
Proverbs 10:9
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9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.(A)
Proverbs 2:7
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7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly,(A)
Psalm 119:99-103
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99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for your decrees are my meditation.
100 I understand more than the aged,
for I keep your precepts.(A)
101 I hold back my feet from every evil way,
in order to keep your word.(B)
102 I do not turn away from your ordinances,
for you have taught me.
103 How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!(C)
Psalm 119:92-93
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92 If your law had not been my delight,
I would have perished in my misery.
93 I will never forget your precepts,
for by them you have given me life.(A)
Psalm 19:7-11
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7 The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the decrees of the Lord are sure,
making wise the simple;(A)
8 the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
enlightening the eyes;(B)
9 the fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are true
and righteous altogether.(C)
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.(D)
11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.(E)
2 Timothy 3:5
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5 holding to the outward form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid them!
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2 Corinthians 6:12
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12 There is no restriction in our affections but only in yours.
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Romans 9:6-13
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6 It is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all those descended from Israel are Israelites,(A) 7 and not all of Abraham’s children are his descendants, but “it is through Isaac that descendants shall be named for you.”(B) 8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants. 9 For the word of the promise is this: “About this time I will return, and Sarah shall have a son.”(C) 10 Nor is that all; something similar happened to Rebecca when she had conceived children by one husband, our ancestor Isaac:(D) 11 even before they had been born or had done anything good or bad (so that God’s purpose of election might continue, 12 not by works but by his call) she was told, “The elder shall serve the younger.”(E) 13 As it is written,
“I have loved Jacob,
but I have hated Esau.”(F)
Romans 7:13
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13 Did what is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin that was working death in me through what is good, in order that it might be shown to be sin, so that through the commandment sin might become sinful beyond measure.
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Romans 2:28-29
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28 For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision something external and physical.(A) 29 Rather, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not the written code. Such a person receives praise not from humans but from God.(B)
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John 8:39
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Jesus and Abraham
39 They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you are Abraham’s children, you would do[a] what Abraham did,(A)
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- 8.39 Other ancient authorities read you were . . . you would do or you are . . . then do
Matthew 3:8
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8 Therefore, bear fruit worthy of repentance,(A)
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Micah 3:9
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9 Hear this, you rulers of the house of Jacob
and chiefs of the house of Israel,
who abhor justice
and pervert all equity,(A)
Jeremiah 2:4
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4 Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.
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Isaiah 59:1-2
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Injustice and Oppression to Be Punished
59 See, the Lord’s arm is not too short to save,
nor his ear too dull to hear.(A)
2 Rather, your iniquities have been barriers
between you and your God,
and your sins have hidden his face from you
so that he does not hear.(B)
Isaiah 58:1
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False and True Worship
58 Shout out; do not hold back!
Lift up your voice like a trumpet!
Announce to my people their rebellion,
to the house of Jacob their sins.(A)
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