Behold, you delight in truth in (A)the inward being,
    and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

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Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom(A) in that secret place.(B)

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He who (A)walks blamelessly and (B)does what is right
    and (C)speaks truth in his heart;

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The one whose walk is blameless,(A)
    who does what is righteous,
    who speaks the truth(B) from their heart;

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But the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, (B)but the Lord looks on the heart.”

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But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance,(A) but the Lord looks at the heart.”(B)

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but let your adorning be (A)the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.

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Rather, it should be that of your inner self,(A) the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.(B)

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36 Who has (A)put wisdom in (B)the inward parts[a]
    or given understanding to the mind?[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:36 Or in the ibis
  2. Job 38:36 Or rooster

36 Who gives the ibis wisdom[a](A)
    or gives the rooster understanding?[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:36 That is, wisdom about the flooding of the Nile
  2. Job 38:36 That is, understanding of when to crow; the meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.

22 For (A)I delight in the law of God, (B)in my inner being,

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22 For in my inner being(A) I delight in God’s law;(B)

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For (A)the Lord gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

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For the Lord gives wisdom;(A)
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(B)

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(A)Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and (C)purify your hearts, (D)you double-minded.

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Come near to God and he will come near to you.(A) Wash your hands,(B) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(C) you double-minded.(D)

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39 And the Lord said to him, (A)“Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of (B)greed and wickedness.

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39 Then the Lord(A) said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.(B)

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23 But (A)the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father (B)in spirit and (C)truth, for the Father (D)is seeking such people to worship him. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

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23 Yet a time is coming and has now come(A) when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit(B) and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit,(C) and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

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For there is no truth in their mouth;
    their inmost self is (A)destruction;
(B)their throat is (C)an open grave;
    they (D)flatter with their tongue.

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Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
    their heart is filled with malice.
Their throat is an open grave;(A)
    with their tongues they tell lies.(B)

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17 I know, my God, (A)that you test the heart and (B)have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.

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17 I know, my God, that you test the heart(A) and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.(B)

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40 (A)I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. (B)And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me.

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40 I will make an everlasting covenant(A) with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire(B) them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.(C)

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