Psalm 141:4
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4 Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice wicked works
With men who work iniquity;
(A)And do not let me eat of their delicacies.
Matthew 6:13
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13 (A)And do not lead us into temptation,
But (B)deliver us from the evil one.
[a]For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
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- Matthew 6:13 NU omits the rest of v. 13.
Psalm 119:36
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- Psalm 119:36 Cause me to long for
Isaiah 63:17
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17 O Lord, why have You (A)made us stray from Your ways,
And hardened our heart from Your fear?
Return for Your servants’ sake,
The tribes of Your inheritance.
2 Corinthians 6:17
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17 Therefore
(A)“Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”
1 Corinthians 15:33
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33 Do not be deceived: (A)“Evil company corrupts good habits.”
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1 Kings 8:58
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58 that He may (A)incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers.
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James 1:13
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13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.
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1 Corinthians 10:31
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31 (A)Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
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Revelation 18:4
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4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, (A)“Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.
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Deuteronomy 29:4
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4 Yet (A)the Lord has not given you a heart to [a]perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this very day.
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- Deuteronomy 29:4 understand or know
Daniel 1:5-8
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5 And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might (A)serve before the king. 6 Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. 7 (B)To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: (C)he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abed-Nego.
8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself (D)with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
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1 Kings 22:22
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22 The Lord said to him, ‘In what way?’ So he said, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And the Lord said, (A)‘You shall persuade him, and also prevail. Go out and do so.’
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Deuteronomy 2:30
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30 (A)“But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for (B)the Lord your God (C)hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as it is this day.
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Numbers 25:2
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2 (A)They invited the people to (B)the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and (C)bowed down to their gods.
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1 Corinthians 10:27-28
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27 If any of those who do not believe invites you to dinner, and you desire to go, (A)eat whatever is set before you, asking no question for conscience’ sake. 28 But if anyone says to you, “This was offered to idols,” do not eat it (B)for the sake of the one who told you, and for conscience’ sake; [a]for (C)“the earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness.”
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- 1 Corinthians 10:28 NU omits the rest of v. 28.
Proverbs 23:6-8
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6 Do not eat the bread of (A)a[a] miser,
Nor desire his delicacies;
7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
“Eat and drink!” (B)he says to you,
But his heart is not with you.
8 The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up,
And waste your pleasant words.
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- Proverbs 23:6 Lit. one who has an evil eye
Proverbs 23:1-3
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Listen to Your Father
23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
Consider carefully what is before you;
2 And put a knife to your throat
If you are a man given to appetite.
3 Do not desire his delicacies,
For they are deceptive food.
Acts 10:13-14
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13 And a voice came to him, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.”
14 But Peter said, “Not so, Lord! (A)For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.”
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