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I will refuse to look at
    anything vile and vulgar.
I hate all who deal crookedly;
    I will have nothing to do with them.

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I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.(A)

I hate what faithless people do;(B)
    I will have no part in it.

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37 Turn my eyes from worthless things,
    and give me life through your word.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 119:37 Some manuscripts read in your ways.

37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
    preserve my life(A) according to your word.[a](B)

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  1. Psalm 119:37 Two manuscripts of the Masoretic Text and Dead Sea Scrolls; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text life in your way

Job’s Final Protest of Innocence

31 “I made a covenant with my eyes
    not to look with lust at a young woman.

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31 “I made a covenant with my eyes(A)
    not to look lustfully at a young woman.(B)

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13 And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong,[a] and he never tempts anyone else. 14 Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. 15 These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.

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  1. 1:13 Or God should not be put to a test by evil people.

13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own(A) evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin;(B) and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.(C)

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28 But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.(A)

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Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath. He sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”

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One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof(A) of the palace. From the roof he saw(B) a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba,(C) the daughter of Eliam(D) and the wife of Uriah(E) the Hittite.”

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25 Don’t lust for her beauty.
    Don’t let her coy glances seduce you.

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25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
    or let her captivate you with her eyes.

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17 “You must not covet your neighbor’s house. You must not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.”

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17 “You shall not covet(A) your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

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Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord,
    who have no confidence in the proud
    or in those who worship idols.

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Blessed is the one(A)
    who trusts in the Lord,(B)
who does not look to the proud,(C)
    to those who turn aside to false gods.[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:4 Or to lies

20 “Don’t be afraid,” Samuel reassured them. “You have certainly done wrong, but make sure now that you worship the Lord with all your heart, and don’t turn your back on him. 21 Don’t go back to worshiping worthless idols that cannot help or rescue you—they are totally useless!

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20 “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil;(A) yet do not turn away from the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. 21 Do not turn away after useless(B) idols.(C) They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless.

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21 It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life.

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21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.(A)

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So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual principles of this world?

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But now that you know God—or rather are known by God(A)—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces[a]? Do you wish to be enslaved(B) by them all over again?(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:9 Or principles

Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.

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Love in Action

Love must be sincere.(A) Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.(B)

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