Psalm 119:10
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10 I have tried hard to find you—
don’t let me wander from your commands.
Psalm 119:34
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34 Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions;
I will put them into practice with all my heart.
Psalm 119:2
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2 Joyful are those who obey his laws
and search for him with all their hearts.
Psalm 23:3
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3 He renews my strength.
He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to his name.
2 Chronicles 15:15
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15 All in Judah were happy about this covenant, for they had entered into it with all their heart. They earnestly sought after God, and they found him. And the Lord gave them rest from their enemies on every side.
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Isaiah 35:8
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8 And a great road will go through that once deserted land.
It will be named the Highway of Holiness.
Evil-minded people will never travel on it.
It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways;
fools will never walk there.
Psalm 119:133
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133 Guide my steps by your word,
so I will not be overcome by evil.
Psalm 119:118
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118 But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees.
They are only fooling themselves.
Psalm 119:21
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21 You rebuke the arrogant;
those who wander from your commands are cursed.
Colossians 3:22
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22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord.
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Jeremiah 3:10
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10 But despite all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
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Proverbs 21:16
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16 The person who strays from common sense
will end up in the company of the dead.
Proverbs 2:13
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13 These men turn from the right way
to walk down dark paths.
Psalm 78:37
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37 Their hearts were not loyal to him.
They did not keep his covenant.
Psalm 125:5
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5 But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O Lord.
Take them away with those who do evil.
May Israel have peace!
Psalm 119:176
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176 I have wandered away like a lost sheep;
come and find me,
for I have not forgotten your commands.
1 Samuel 7:3
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Samuel Leads Israel to Victory
3 Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you want to return to the Lord with all your hearts, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Turn your hearts to the Lord and obey him alone; then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”
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1 John 2:15
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Do Not Love This World
15 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.
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Matthew 6:24
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24 “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
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Zephaniah 1:5-6
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5 For they go up to their roofs
and bow down to the sun, moon, and stars.
They claim to follow the Lord,
but then they worship Molech,[a] too.
6 And I will destroy those who used to worship me
but now no longer do.
They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance
or seek my blessings.”
Footnotes
- 1:5 Hebrew Malcam, a variant spelling of Molech; or it could possibly mean their king.
Hosea 10:2
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2 The hearts of the people are fickle;
they are guilty and must be punished.
The Lord will break down their altars
and smash their sacred pillars.
Psalm 119:69
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69 Arrogant people smear me with lies,
but in truth I obey your commandments with all my heart.
Psalm 143:8-10
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8 Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning,
for I am trusting you.
Show me where to walk,
for I give myself to you.
9 Rescue me from my enemies, Lord;
I run to you to hide me.
10 Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
May your gracious Spirit lead me forward
on a firm footing.
Psalm 119:58
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58 With all my heart I want your blessings.
Be merciful as you promised.
Ezekiel 34:6
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6 They have wandered through all the mountains and all the hills, across the face of the earth, yet no one has gone to search for them.
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