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Proverbs 29:18
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Proverbs 29:18
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18 When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild.
But whoever obeys the law is joyful.
Proverbs 29:18
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Proverbs 29:18
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18 Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint;
but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.(A)
James 1:25
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James 1:25
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25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
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James 1:25
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James 1:25
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25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom,(A) and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.(B)
Luke 11:28
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Luke 11:28
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28 Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”
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Luke 11:28
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Luke 11:28
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Hosea 4:6
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Hosea 4:6
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6 My people are being destroyed
because they don’t know me.
Since you priests refuse to know me,
I refuse to recognize you as my priests.
Since you have forgotten the laws of your God,
I will forget to bless your children.
Hosea 4:6
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Hosea 4:6
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6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.(A)
“Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law(B) of your God,
I also will ignore your children.
John 13:17
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John 13:17
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17 Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.
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John 13:17
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John 13:17
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17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.(A)
1 Samuel 3:1
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1 Samuel 3:1
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The Lord Speaks to Samuel
3 Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the Lord by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from the Lord were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon.
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1 Samuel 3:1
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1 Samuel 3:1
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The Lord Calls Samuel
3 The boy Samuel ministered(A) before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare;(B) there were not many visions.(C)
Proverbs 19:16
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Proverbs 19:16
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16 Keep the commandments and keep your life;
despising them leads to death.
Proverbs 19:16
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Proverbs 19:16
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16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.(A)
Psalm 1:1-2
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Psalm 1:1-2
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Book one (Psalms 1–41)
Psalm 1
1 Oh, the joys of those who do not
follow the advice of the wicked,
or stand around with sinners,
or join in with mockers.
2 But they delight in the law of the Lord,
meditating on it day and night.
Psalm 1:1-2
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Psalm 1:1-2
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Exodus 32:25
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Exodus 32:25
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25 Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get completely out of control, much to the amusement of their enemies.[a]
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- 32:25 Or out of control, and they mocked anyone who opposed them. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Exodus 32:25
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Exodus 32:25
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25 Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so become a laughingstock(A) to their enemies.
Matthew 9:36
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Matthew 9:36
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36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
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Matthew 9:36
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Matthew 9:36
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36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them,(A) because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.(B)
Psalm 119:2
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Psalm 119:2
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2 Joyful are those who obey his laws
and search for him with all their hearts.
Psalm 119:2
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Psalm 119:2
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Psalm 74:9
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Psalm 74:9
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9 We no longer see your miraculous signs.
All the prophets are gone,
and no one can tell us when it will end.
Psalm 74:9
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Psalm 74:9
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Amos 8:11-12
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Amos 8:11-12
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11 “The time is surely coming,” says the Sovereign Lord,
“when I will send a famine on the land—
not a famine of bread or water
but of hearing the words of the Lord.
12 People will stagger from sea to sea
and wander from border to border[a]
searching for the word of the Lord,
but they will not find it.
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- 8:12 Hebrew from north to east.
Amos 8:11-12
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Amos 8:11-12
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11 “The days are coming,”(A) declares the Sovereign Lord,
“when I will send a famine through the land—
not a famine of food or a thirst for water,
but a famine(B) of hearing the words of the Lord.(C)
12 People will stagger from sea to sea
and wander from north to east,
searching for the word of the Lord,
but they will not find it.(D)
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