Proverbs 3:5-10

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⁵^(A)Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
    and ^(B)do not lean on your own understanding.
⁶In all your ways ^(C)acknowledge him,
    and he ^(D)will make straight your paths.
⁷^(E)Be not wise in your own eyes;
    ^(F)fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
⁸It will be ^(G)healing to your flesh^[a]
    and ^(H)refreshment^[b] to your bones.

⁹Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with ^(I)the firstfruits of all your produce;
¹⁰then your ^(J)barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will be bursting with wine.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 3:8 Hebrew navel
Proverbs 3:8 Or medicine

Matthew 16:24-28

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Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

²⁴Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^(A)deny himself and ^(B)take up his cross and follow me. ²⁵For ^(C)whoever would save his life^[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. ²⁶For ^(D)what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or ^(E)what shall a man give in return for his soul? ²⁷^(F)For the Son of Man is going to come with ^(G)his angels in the glory of his Father, and ^(H)then he will repay each person according to what he has done. ²⁸Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not ^(I)taste death ^(J)until they see the Son of Man ^(K)coming in his kingdom.”