Proverbs 30:8
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8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that I need,(A)
1 Timothy 6:6-8
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6 Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment,(A) 7 for we brought nothing into the world, so that[a] we can take nothing out of it, 8 but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
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- 6.7 Other ancient authorities read world; it is certain that
Psalm 62:9-10
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9 Those of low estate are but a breath;
those of high estate are a delusion;
in the balances they go up;
they are together lighter than a breath.(A)
10 Put no confidence in extortion,
and set no vain hopes on robbery;
if riches increase, do not set your heart on them.(B)
Matthew 6:33
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33 But seek first the kingdom of God[a] and his[b] righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(A)
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Luke 11:3
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Matthew 6:11
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Job 23:12
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12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
I have treasured his words in my bosom.[a](A)
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- 23.12 Gk: Heb words more than my daily bread
Psalm 119:29
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29 Put false ways far from me,
and graciously teach me your law.
Acts 14:15
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15 “People,[a] why are you doing this? We are mortals just like you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.(A)
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- 14.15 Gk Men
Proverbs 21:6
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- 21.6 Gk: Heb seekers
Psalm 119:37
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- 119.37 Q ms: MT give me life
2 Kings 25:30
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30 For his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, a portion every day, as long as he lived.
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Isaiah 5:18
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18 Woe to those who drag iniquity along with cords of falsehood,
who drag sin along as with cart ropes,(A)
Ecclesiastes 1:2
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2 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.(A)
Proverbs 22:8
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8 Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of anger will fail.(A)
Exodus 16:35
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35 The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a habitable land; they ate manna, until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.(A)
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Exodus 16:18
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18 But when they measured it with an omer, those who gathered much had nothing over, and those who gathered little had no shortage; they gathered as much as each of them needed.(A)
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Exodus 16:15
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15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?”[a] For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.(A)
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- 16.15 Or “It is manna”
Genesis 48:15-16
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15 He blessed Joseph and said,
“The God before whom my ancestors Abraham and Isaac walked,
the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,(A)
16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm, bless the boys,
and in them let my name be perpetuated and the name of my ancestors Abraham and Isaac,
and let them grow into a multitude on the earth.”(B)
Jeremiah 52:34
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34 For his allowance, a regular daily allowance was given him by the king of Babylon, as long as he lived, up to the day of his death.(A)
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Jeremiah 37:21
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21 So King Zedekiah gave orders, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guard, and a loaf of bread was given him daily from the bakers’ street, until all the bread of the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.(A)
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Proverbs 23:5
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5 When your eyes light upon it, it is gone,
for suddenly it takes wings to itself,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.
Exodus 16:29
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29 See! The Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth day he gives you food for two days; each of you stay where you are; do not leave your place on the seventh day.”
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Exodus 16:21-22
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21 Morning by morning they gathered it, as much as each needed, but when the sun grew hot, it melted.
22 On the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, two omers apiece. When all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses,(A)
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Genesis 28:20
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20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear,(A)
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