(A)Do not let my heart incline to any evil,
    to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with men who (B)work iniquity,
    and (C)let me not eat of their delicacies!

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Do not let my heart(A) be drawn to what is evil
    so that I take part in wicked deeds(B)
along with those who are evildoers;
    do not let me eat their delicacies.(C)

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13 And (A)lead us not into temptation,
    but (B)deliver us from (C)evil.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:13 Or the evil one; some manuscripts add For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen

13 And lead us not into temptation,[a](A)
    but deliver us from the evil one.[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:13 The Greek for temptation can also mean testing.
  2. Matthew 6:13 Or from evil; some late manuscripts one, / for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

36 (A)Incline my heart to your testimonies,
    and not to (B)selfish gain!

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36 Turn my heart(A) toward your statutes
    and not toward selfish gain.(B)

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17 O Lord, why do you make us wander from your ways
    and (A)harden our heart, so that we fear you not?
(B)Return for the sake of your servants,
    the tribes of your heritage.

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17 Why, Lord, do you make us wander(A) from your ways
    and harden our hearts(B) so we do not revere(C) you?
Return(D) for the sake of your servants,
    the tribes that are your inheritance.(E)

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17 Therefore (A)go out from their midst,
    and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
    then I will welcome you,

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17 Therefore,

“Come out from them(A)
    and be separate,
says the Lord.
Touch no unclean thing,
    and I will receive you.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 6:17 Isaiah 52:11; Ezek. 20:34,41

33 (A)Do not be deceived: (B)“Bad company ruins good morals.”[a]

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:33 Probably from Menander's comedy Thais

33 Do not be misled:(A) “Bad company corrupts good character.”[a](B)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander

58 that he may (A)incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his rules, which he commanded our fathers.

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58 May he turn our hearts(A) to him, to walk in obedience to him and keep the commands, decrees and laws he gave our ancestors.

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13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.

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13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;

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31 So, whether you eat or drink, or (A)whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

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31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.(A)

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Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,

(A)“Come out of her, my people,
    lest you take part in her sins,
lest you share in her plagues;

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Warning to Escape Babylon’s Judgment

Then I heard another voice from heaven say:

“‘Come out of her, my people,’[a](A)
    so that you will not share in her sins,
    so that you will not receive any of her plagues;(B)

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  1. Revelation 18:4 Jer. 51:45

But to this day (A)the Lord has not given you a heart to understand or eyes to see or ears to hear.

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But to this day the Lord has not given you a mind that understands or eyes that see or ears that hear.(A)

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The king assigned them a daily portion of (A)the food that the king ate, and of (B)the wine that he drank. They were to be educated for (C)three years, and at the end of that time they were to (D)stand before the king. Among these were (E)Daniel, (F)Hananiah, (G)Mishael, and (H)Azariah of the tribe of Judah. And (I)the chief of the eunuchs (J)gave them names: (K)Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.

Daniel's Faithfulness

But Daniel (L)resolved that he would not (M)defile himself with (N)the king's food, or with (O)the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to (P)defile himself.

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The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine(A) from the king’s table.(B) They were to be trained for three years,(C) and after that they were to enter the king’s service.(D)

Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel,(E) Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.(F) The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar;(G) to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.(H)

But Daniel resolved not to defile(I) himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.

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22 And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be (A)a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’

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22 “‘By what means?’ the Lord asked.

“‘I will go out and be a deceiving(A) spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,’ he said.

“‘You will succeed in enticing him,’ said the Lord. ‘Go and do it.’

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