Proverbs 8:32
New Living Translation
32 “And so, my children,[a] listen to me,
for all who follow my ways are joyful.
Footnotes
- 8:32 Hebrew my sons.
Luke 11:28
New Living Translation
28 Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”
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Psalm 119:1-2
New Living Translation
Psalm 119[a]
Aleph
1 Joyful are people of integrity,
who follow the instructions of the Lord.
2 Joyful are those who obey his laws
and search for him with all their hearts.
Footnotes
- 119 This psalm is a Hebrew acrostic poem; there are twenty-two stanzas, one for each successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Each of the eight verses within each stanza begins with the Hebrew letter named in its heading.
Psalm 128:1
New Living Translation
Psalm 128
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
1 How joyful are those who fear the Lord—
all who follow his ways!
Psalm 1:1-4
New Living Translation
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.
3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank,
bearing fruit each season.
Their leaves never wither,
and they prosper in all they do.
4 But not the wicked!
They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
Proverbs 5:7
New Living Translation
7 So now, my sons, listen to me.
Never stray from what I am about to say:
Proverbs 7:24
New Living Translation
24 So listen to me, my sons,
and pay attention to my words.
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