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As for what others do, by the word of your lips
    I have avoided the ways of the violent.(A)

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Though people tried to bribe me,
    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
    through what your lips have commanded.

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Discipline yourselves; keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour.(A)

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Be alert and of sober mind.(A) Your enemy the devil prowls around(B) like a roaring lion(C) looking for someone to devour.

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for you are still fleshly. For as long as there is jealousy and quarreling[a] among you, are you not fleshly and behaving according to human inclinations?(A)

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  1. 3.3 Other ancient authorities add and dissensions

You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling(A) among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?

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How can young people keep their way pure?
    By guarding it according to your word.(A)
10 With my whole heart I seek you;
    do not let me stray from your commandments.(B)
11 I treasure your word in my heart,
    so that I may not sin against you.(C)

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How can a young person stay on the path of purity?(A)
    By living according to your word.(B)
10 I seek you with all my heart;(C)
    do not let me stray from your commands.(D)
11 I have hidden your word in my heart(E)
    that I might not sin(F) against you.

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11 But they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb
    and by the word of their testimony,
for they did not cling to life even in the face of death.(A)

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11 They triumphed over(A) him
    by the blood of the Lamb(B)
    and by the word of their testimony;(C)
they did not love their lives so much
    as to shrink from death.(D)

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18 In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave birth to us by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures.(A)

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18 He chose to give us birth(A) through the word of truth,(B) that we might be a kind of firstfruits(C) of all he created.

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17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.(A)

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17 Take the helmet of salvation(A) and the sword of the Spirit,(B) which is the word of God.(C)

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17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

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17 Sanctify them by[a] the truth; your word is truth.(A)

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  1. John 17:17 Or them to live in accordance with

10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! for it is written,

‘Worship the Lord your God,
    and serve only him.’ ”(A)

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10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan!(A) For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[a](B)

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  1. Matthew 4:10 Deut. 6:13

Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ”(A)

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Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[a](A)

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  1. Matthew 4:7 Deut. 6:16

But he answered, “It is written,

‘One does not live by bread alone,
    but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”(A)

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Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[a](A)

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  1. Matthew 4:4 Deut. 8:3

10 for wisdom will come into your heart,
    and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
11 prudence will watch over you,
    and understanding will guard you.
12 It will save you from the way of evil,
    from those who speak perversely,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness
    to walk in the ways of darkness,(A)
14 who rejoice in doing evil
    and delight in the perverseness of evil,(B)
15 those whose paths are crooked
    and who are devious in their ways.(C)

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10 For wisdom will enter your heart,(A)
    and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion will protect you,
    and understanding will guard you.(B)

12 Wisdom will save(C) you from the ways of wicked men,
    from men whose words are perverse,
13 who have left the straight paths
    to walk in dark ways,(D)
14 who delight in doing wrong
    and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,(E)
15 whose paths are crooked(F)
    and who are devious in their ways.(G)

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Psalm 14

Denunciation of Godlessness

To the leader. Of David.

Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.”
    They are corrupt; they do abominable deeds;
    there is no one who does good.(A)

The Lord looks down from heaven on humankind
    to see if there are any who are wise,
    who seek after God.(B)

They have all gone astray; they are all alike perverse;
    there is no one who does good,
    no, not one.(C)

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Psalm 14(A)

For the director of music. Of David.

The fool[a] says in his heart,
    “There is no God.”(B)
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
    there is no one who does good.

The Lord looks down from heaven(C)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(D)
    any who seek God.(E)
All have turned away,(F) all have become corrupt;(G)
    there is no one who does good,(H)
    not even one.(I)

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  1. Psalm 14:1 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.