Psalm 19:8
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8 (A)the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is (B)pure,
(C)enlightening the eyes;
Psalm 12:6
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6 (A)The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.
Psalm 119:105
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Jeremiah 15:16
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16 Your words were found, (A)and I ate them,
and (B)your words became to me a joy
and the delight of my heart,
(C)for I am called by your name,
O Lord, God of hosts.
Proverbs 30:5
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Psalm 119:128
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128 Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right;
I hate every (A)false way.
Proverbs 2:6
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6 For (A)the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
Psalm 119:92
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92 If your law had not been my (A)delight,
I would have perished in my affliction.
Proverbs 6:23
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23 For the commandment is (A)a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the (B)reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
Psalm 119:80
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Romans 7:22
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22 For (A)I delight in the law of God, (B)in my inner being,
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Galatians 2:19
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19 For through the law I (A)died to the law, so that I might (B)live to God.
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Romans 3:20
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20 For (A)by works of the law no human being[a] will be justified in his sight, since (B)through the law comes knowledge of sin.
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- Romans 3:20 Greek flesh
Romans 7:7
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The Law and Sin
7 What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, (A)I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if (B)the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”
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Ezekiel 36:27
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27 (A)And I will put my Spirit within you, (B)and cause you to walk in my statutes and (C)be careful to obey my rules.[a]
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- Ezekiel 36:27 Or my just decrees
Deuteronomy 4:5-6
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5 See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. 6 (A)Keep them and do them, for (B)that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
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Psalm 119:171
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Psalm 119:143
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143 Trouble and anguish have found me out,
but your commandments are my (A)delight.
Psalm 119:130
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130 The unfolding of your words gives light;
it imparts (A)understanding to the simple.
Psalm 119:121
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Psalm 119:98-100
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98 Your commandment makes me (A)wiser than my enemies,
for it is ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for (B)your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than (C)the aged,[a]
for I (D)keep your precepts.
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- Psalm 119:100 Or the elders
Psalm 119:40
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Psalm 119:16
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16 I will (A)delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.
Psalm 119:14
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Psalm 119:12
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12 Blessed are you, O Lord;
(A)teach me your statutes!
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