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Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23	Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. life heart protection
When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. John 15:10	If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. law love Jesus

That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty. Ecclesiastes 12:13	Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all. awe law life
A gossip goes around telling secrets, but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence. Proverbs 11:13	A talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter. reliability speaking gossip
The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever. Psalm 121:7-8	The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore. hope life evil
My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words. Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart. Proverbs 4:20-21	My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart. listening Word of God heart
Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Hebrews 10:23	Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. reliability hope acknowledging
Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.” Luke 11:28	But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” Word of God life listening
May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace. Numbers 6:24-26	The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace. grace blessing peace
Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak! Matthew 26:41	Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. prayer temptation desires
So obey the commands of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and fearing him. Deuteronomy 8:6	Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him. obedience law awe
Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.” John 14:23	Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.” love obedience Father
So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The Lord is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other. Deuteronomy 4:39	Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the Lord Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. God heaven world
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. James 1:27	Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. sin blameless widows
You must diligently obey the commands of the Lord your God—all the laws and decrees he has given you. Deuteronomy 6:17	You shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you. law obedience
So refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless. 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
He proclaimed his covenant—the Ten Commandments—which he commanded you to keep, and which he wrote on two stone tablets. Deuteronomy 4:13	So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone. covenant law following
For the Scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain 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
Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:9	The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. peace listening learning
Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands. Deuteronomy 7:9	Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments. reliability law God
My child, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart. If you do this, you will live many years, and your life will be satisfying. Proverbs 3:1-2	My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you. law life heart
For the Lord loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die. Psalm 37:28	For the Lord loves justice, And does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. eternal life reliability righteousness
Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. Deuteronomy 13:4	You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him. awe listening following
For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy. Deuteronomy 30:16	In that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess. law blessing life
Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. Proverbs 4:24	Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. speaking truth lying

It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She believed that God would keep his promise.

By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.