Zechariah 8:16
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16 These are the things that you shall do: (A)Speak the truth to one another; (B)render in your gates judgments (C)that are true and make for peace;
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Ephesians 4:25
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25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you (A)speak the truth with his neighbor, for (B)we are members one of another.
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Zechariah 7:9
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9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, (A)Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another,
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Psalm 15:2
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Luke 3:8-14
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8 Bear fruits (A)in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, (B)‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able from (C)these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 9 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. (D)Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
10 And the crowds asked him, (E)“What then shall we do?” 11 And he answered them, (F)“Whoever has two tunics[a] is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” 12 (G)Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, (H)what shall we do?” 13 And he said to them, (I)“Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” 14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, (J)what shall we do?” And he said to them, (K)“Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your (L)wages.”
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- Luke 3:11 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
Zechariah 8:19
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Amos 5:24
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24 But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
Isaiah 9:7
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7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
(A)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
(B)with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
(C)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Proverbs 12:19
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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but (A)a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 12:17
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- Proverbs 12:17 Hebrew breathes out
Deuteronomy 10:12-13
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Circumcise Your Heart
12 “And now, Israel, (A)what does the Lord your God require of you, but (B)to fear the Lord your God, (C)to walk in all his ways, (D)to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and (E)to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today (F)for your good?
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Revelation 21:8
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8 (A)But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, (B)their portion will be in (C)the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is (D)the second death.”
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1 Peter 1:13-16
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Called to Be Holy
13 Therefore, (A)preparing your minds for action,[a] and (B)being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14 As obedient children, (C)do not be conformed to the passions (D)of your former ignorance, 15 but (E)as he who called you is holy, you also be holy (F)in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, (G)“You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
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- 1 Peter 1:13 Greek girding up the loins of your mind
1 Thessalonians 4:6
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6 that no one transgress and (A)wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is (B)an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
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Ephesians 4:17
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The New Life
17 Now this I say and (A)testify in the Lord, (B)that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, (C)in the futility of their minds.
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Matthew 5:9
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9 “Blessed are (A)the peacemakers, for (B)they shall be called (C)sons[a] of God.
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- Matthew 5:9 Greek huioi; see Preface
Micah 6:12
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12 Your[a] rich men are (A)full of violence;
your inhabitants (B)speak lies,
and (C)their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
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- Micah 6:12 Hebrew whose
Micah 6:8
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8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
and (A)what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,[a]
and to (B)walk humbly with your God?
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- Micah 6:8 Or steadfast love
Amos 5:15
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15 (A)Hate evil, and love good,
and establish justice (B)in the gate;
(C)it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts,
will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
Hosea 4:1-2
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The Lord Accuses Israel
4 (A)Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel,
for (B)the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.
There is no faithfulness or steadfast love,
and (C)no knowledge of God in the land;
2 (D)there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery;
they break all bounds, and (E)bloodshed follows bloodshed.
Jeremiah 9:3-5
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3 (A)They bend their tongue like a bow;
falsehood and not truth has grown strong[a] in the land;
for they proceed from evil to evil,
(B)and they do not know me, declares the Lord.
4 (C)Let everyone beware of his neighbor,
and put no trust in any brother,
for every (D)brother is a deceiver,
and every neighbor (E)goes about as a slanderer.
5 Everyone deceives his neighbor,
and no one speaks the truth;
they have taught their tongue to speak lies;
they weary themselves committing iniquity.
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- Jeremiah 9:3 Septuagint; Hebrew and not for truth they have grown strong
Isaiah 11:3-9
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3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
(A)He shall not judge by (B)what his eyes see,
or decide disputes by (C)what his ears hear,
4 but (D)with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall (E)strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and (F)with the breath of his lips (G)he shall kill the wicked.
5 Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist,
and (H)faithfulness the belt of his loins.
6 (I)The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together;
and a little child shall lead them.
7 The cow and the bear shall graze;
their young shall lie down together;
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8 The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra,
and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den.
9 (J)They shall not hurt or destroy
in all (K)my holy mountain;
(L)for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
Deuteronomy 11:7-8
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7 For your eyes have seen (A)all the great work of the Lord that he did.
8 “You shall therefore keep the whole commandment that I command you today, that you may (B)be strong, and go in and take possession of the land that you are going over to possess,
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Leviticus 19:11
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11 (A)“You shall not steal; (B)you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.
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