Psalm 84:11
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11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
he bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does the Lord withhold
from those who walk uprightly.(A)
Psalm 34:9-10
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9 O fear the Lord, you his holy ones,
for those who fear him have no want.(A)
10 The young lions suffer want and hunger,
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.(B)
Proverbs 2:7
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7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly,(A)
Matthew 6:33
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33 But seek first the kingdom of God[a] and his[b] righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(A)
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Philippians 4:19
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19 And my God will fully satisfy every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.(A)
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Psalm 85:12
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12 The Lord will give what is good,
and our land will yield its increase.(A)
Proverbs 10:9
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9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.(A)
John 8:12
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Jesus the Light of the World
12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”(A)
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Revelation 21:23
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23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb.(A)
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Malachi 4:2
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2 But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.(A)
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Proverbs 28:18
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18 One who walks in integrity will be safe,
but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.[a](A)
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- 28.18 Syr: Heb fall all at once
Genesis 15:1
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God’s Covenant with Abram
15 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”(A)
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Isaiah 60:19-20
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God the Glory of Zion
19 The sun shall no longer be
your light by day,
nor for brightness shall the moon
give light to you by night,[a]
but the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.(A)
20 Your sun shall no more go down
or your moon withdraw itself,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your days of mourning shall be ended.(B)
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- 60.19 Q ms Gk OL Tg: MT lacks by night
Psalm 3:3
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3 But you, O Lord, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.(A)
Psalm 27:1
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Psalm 27
Triumphant Song of Confidence
Of David.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold[a] of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?(A)
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- 27.1 Or refuge
Psalm 15:2
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2 Those who walk blamelessly and do what is right
and speak the truth from their heart;(A)
Philippians 1:6
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6 I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete[a] it until the day of Jesus Christ.
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- 1.6 Or perfect
John 1:16
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16 From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.[a](A)
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- 1.16 Or grace in place of grace
2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure,(A)
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Romans 8:16-18
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16 it is that very Spirit bearing witness[a] with our spirit that we are children of God,(A) 17 and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if we in fact suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.(B)
Future Glory
18 I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us.
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- 8.16 Or
. . . a spirit of adoption, by which we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit itself bears witness
Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better to be poor and walk in integrity
than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.(A)
Psalm 119:114
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114 You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in your word.(A)
Psalm 84:9
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9 Behold our shield, O God;
look on the face of your anointed.(A)
Galatians 2:14
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14 But when I saw that they were not acting consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If you, though a Jew, live like a gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the gentiles to live like Jews?”[a](A)
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- 2.14 Some interpreters hold that the quotation extends into the following paragraph
John 1:9
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9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.[a](A)
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- 1.9 Or He was the true light that enlightens everyone coming into the world
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