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Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your father, and… Proverbs 27:10

Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your father, and do not run to your brother’s house when troubles befall you; far better is a friend nearby than a brother who is far away. Proverbs 27:10	Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. friendship family neighbor
When anyone turns a deaf ear to the law, even his prayer is detestable. Proverbs 28:9	One who turns away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination. prayer obedience listening

Then Job arose, tore his cloak, and shaved his head. He threw himself prostrate on the ground and said: “Naked I emerged from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” Job 1:20-21	Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped. And he said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.” worship suffering sadness
Banish grief from your heart and ignore the sufferings of your body, for youth and the prime of life are fleeting. Ecclesiastes 11:10	Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your flesh, For childhood and youth are vanity. sadness worrying heart
For: “If anyone wishes to love life and to experience good days, he must restrain his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn away from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it.” 1 Peter 3:10-11	For “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it.” love peace life
Take care, brethren, that none of you will ever have an evil and unbelieving heart that will cause you to forsake the living God. Hebrews 3:12	Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. anger evil heart
Help us, O God, our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and wipe away our sins for your name’s sake. Psalm 79:9	Help us, O God of our salvation, For the glory of Your name; And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins, For Your name’s sake! salvation worship sin
And I heard a loud voice proclaim from the throne: “Behold, God’s dwelling is with mankind; he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and he will be their God, God-with-them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will no longer be death. Neither will there be any mourning or crying or pain, for the old order has passed away.” Revelation 21:3-4	And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” God sadness worrying
The brother who is in modest circumstances should take pride in being raised up. Likewise, the one who is rich should glory in being brought low, for he will disappear like a flower of the field. James 1:9-10	Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away. pride humility money
Then, after completing their fasting and prayer, they laid their hands on them and sent them off. Acts 13:3	Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away. blessing prayer fasting
They will never again experience hunger or thirst, nor will the sun or any scorching heat cause them discomfort. For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne will be their shepherd. He will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Revelation 7:16-17	They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. encouragement protection sadness
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 which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. obedience law following
The love of money is the root of all evils, and in their desire for it some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many serious wounds. 1 Timothy 6:10	For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. money evil greed
So Christ, having been offered once to take away the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to bring salvation to those who are eagerly waiting for him. Hebrews 9:28	So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation. sin sacrifice salvation
You will again show us compassion and wash away our guilt; you will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:19	He will again have compassion on us, And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea. compassion sin forgiveness
Shun evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. Psalm 34:15	Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. evil goodness peace
Wash yourselves and become clean; remove your evil deeds far from my sight. Cease to do evil. Isaiah 1:16	Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil. sin purification evil
This water prefigured Baptism, which now saves you. It does so not by the washing away of dirt from the body but by the pledge of a good conscience given to God through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 3:21	There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. baptism salvation purification
The tax collector, however, stood some distance away and would not even raise his eyes to heaven. Rather, he kept beating his breast as he said, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner.’ Luke 18:13	And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ repentance conversion humility
Have mercy on me, O God, in accord with your kindness; in your abundant compassion wipe away my offenses. Wash me completely from my guilt, and cleanse me from my sin. Psalm 51:3-4	Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. sin mercy purification
Do not swerve either to the right or to the left; keep your foot far from evil. Proverbs 4:27	Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil. evil righteousness following
When you fix your gaze upon it, it is gone before you realize it. For it suddenly sprouts wings and flies up to the sky like an eagle. Proverbs 23:5	Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven. money desires materialism
Therefore, we do not lose heart. Even though our outer self is continuing to decay, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16	Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. beauty encouragement receiving
However, if the wicked renounce all of the sins that they have committed and keep all my statutes and do what is right and just, they shall surely live; they shall not die. Ezekiel 18:21	But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. conversion sin law
When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each one of you from your wicked ways. Acts 3:26	To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities. resurrection Jesus blessing