Law (3/5)

A wise man will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to grief. Proverbs 10:8

A wise man will heed commandments, but a babbling fool will come to grief. Proverbs 10:8	The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin. wisdom heart
Dispose my heart to follow your statutes and to flee selfish gain. Psalm 119:36	Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! greed heart selfishness

However, the one who looks intently at the perfect law of freedom and perseveres—not forgetting what he has heard but putting it into practice—will be blessed in everything he does. James 1:25	But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. blessing listening obedience
Hear, O Israel, the Lord, our God, is Lord alone. You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. Deuteronomy 6:4-5	Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. love God
There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save or to destroy. Who then are you to pass judgment on a neighbor? James 4:12	There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor? judgment salvation neighbor
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill them. Matthew 5:17	Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. Jesus prophecy
Those of you who seek to be justified by the Law have cut yourselves off from Christ and have fallen away from grace. Galatians 5:4	You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. righteousness grace Jesus
We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners, yet we know that a man is justified not by the works of the Law but through faith in Jesus Christ. So we too came to believe in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in him and not by the works of the Law, for no one will be justified by the works of the Law. Galatians 2:15-16	We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. faith righteousness
The second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Matthew 22:39	And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. neighbor love
You will not add to what I command you, nor will you take away from it, so that you might observe the commandments of the Lord, your God, that I am giving you. Deuteronomy 4:2	You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you. obedience following
I, the Lord, am your God. You must obey my laws and be careful to observe my ordinances. Keep holy my Sabbaths as a sign between me and you so that you will know that I am the Lord, your God. Ezekiel 20:19-20	I am the Lord your God; walk in my statutes, and be careful to obey my rules, and keep my Sabbaths holy that they may be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God. obedience sabbath
I will walk in complete freedom because I have sought your commands. Psalm 119:45	And I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts. freedom seeking
The precepts of the Lord are right, causing the heart to rejoice. The commands of the Lord are clear, giving light to the eyes. Psalm 19:9	The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. joy heart light
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; those who are guided by it will grow in understanding. His praise will last forever. Psalm 111:10	The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever! awe wisdom worship
The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, but destruction for evildoers. Proverbs 10:29	The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers. sin reliability
You shall observe my commandments and obey them. I am the Lord. Leviticus 22:31	So you shall keep my commandments and do them: I am the Lord. obedience God
The Lord said to Moses, “Climb up to me on the mountain and remain there. I will give you stone tablets with the laws and commandments that I have written for their instruction.” Exodus 24:12	The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and wait there, that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.” obedience receiving
Your statutes are my everlasting heritage; they are the very joy of my heart. Psalm 119:111	Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. joy heart
My son, do not forget my teaching, but cherish my commandments in your heart, for they will bring you length of days, more years of life, and an abundance of prosperity. Proverbs 3:1-2	My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. life heart peace
Whoever observes the commandments will live, but the one who scorns them will die. Proverbs 19:16	Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die. eternal life sin
You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness. Honor your father and your mother. Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 19:18b-19	You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. love family reliability
I will make haste and not delay to observe your precepts. Psalm 119:60	I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments. obedience following
Everyone who sins breaks the law, for sin is lawlessness. 1 John 3:4	Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. sin righteousness
But now the righteousness of God that is attested by the Law and the Prophets has been manifested apart from law: the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. No distinction has been made. Romans 3:21-22	But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction. faith righteousness prophecy
The law of the Lord is perfect, affording refreshment to the soul. The decree of the Lord is worthy of trust, imparting wisdom to the simple. Psalm 19:8	The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. soul wisdom Word of God

When someone sins and does any of the things that the Lord has forbidden, even if he does not realize he did it, he has still committed an offense and must bear his guilt.

If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, though he did not know it, then realizes his guilt, he shall bear his iniquity.

Bible verse of the day

I will give you a new heart and place a new spirit within you. I will remove from your body a heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh in its place.

Ezekiel 36:26 heart Spirit salvation