Proverbs 4:10-23

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¹⁰^(A)Hear, ^(B)my son, and accept my words,
    that ^(C)the years of your life may be many.
¹¹I have ^(D)taught you the way of wisdom;
    I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
¹²When you walk, ^(E)your step will not be hampered,
    and ^(F)if you run, you will not stumble.
¹³^(G)Keep hold of instruction; do not let go;
    guard her, for she is your ^(H)life.
¹⁴^(I)Do not enter the path of the wicked,
    and do not walk in the way of the evil.
¹⁵Avoid it; do not go on it;
    turn away from it and pass on.
¹⁶For they ^(J)cannot sleep unless they have done wrong;
    they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.
¹⁷For they eat the bread of wickedness
    ^(K)and drink the wine of violence.
¹⁸But ^(L)the path of the righteous is like ^(M)the light of dawn,
    which shines ^(N)brighter and brighter until ^(O)full day.
¹⁹^(P)The way of the wicked is like deep ^(Q)darkness;
    they do not know over what they ^(R)stumble.

²⁰^(S)My son, be attentive to my words;
    incline your ear to my sayings.
²¹^(T)Let them not escape from your sight;
    ^(U)keep them within your heart.
²²For they are ^(V)life to those who find them,
    and healing to all their^[a] flesh.
²³Keep your heart with all vigilance,
    for ^(W)from it flow ^(X)the springs of life.

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Proverbs 4:22 Hebrew his

Galatians 5:16-24

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Keep in Step with the Spirit

¹⁶But I say, ^(A)walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify ^(B)the desires of the flesh. ¹⁷For ^(C)the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, ^(D)to keep you from doing the things you want to do. ¹⁸But if you are ^(E)led by the Spirit, ^(F)you are not under the law. ¹⁹Now ^(G)the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, ²⁰idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, ^(H)divisions, ²¹envy,^[a] drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that ^(I)those who do^[b] such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. ²²But ^(J)the fruit of the Spirit is ^(K)love, joy, peace, patience, ^(L)kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³^(M)gentleness, ^(N)self-control; ^(O)against such things there is no law. ²⁴And those who belong to Christ Jesus ^(P)have crucified the flesh with its ^(Q)passions and desires.

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Galatians 5:21 Some manuscripts add murder
Galatians 5:21 Or make a practice of doing

Luke 17:11-19

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Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers

¹¹^(A)On the way to Jerusalem ^(B)he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. ¹²And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers,^[a] ^(C)who stood at a distance ¹³and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” ¹⁴When he saw them he said to them, “Go and ^(D)show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. ¹⁵Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, ^(E)praising God with a loud voice; ¹⁶and ^(F)he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was ^(G)a Samaritan. ¹⁷Then Jesus answered, “Were not ^(H)ten cleansed? Where are the nine? ¹⁸Was no one found to return and ^(I)give praise to God except this ^(J)foreigner?” ¹⁹And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; ^(K)your faith has ^(L)made you well.”^[b]