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I have instructed you in the ways of wisdom and led you… Proverbs 4:11

I have instructed you in the ways of wisdom
and led you along the paths of righteousness.
Proverbs 4:11 wisdom learning righteousness
Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, for fear that after preaching to others I myself may be disqualified.
1 Corinthians 9:27 self-control judgment body

And yet he is aware of everywhere I go;
if he were to test me, I would emerge like pure gold.
My footsteps have not strayed from the path he established;
I have followed his way and never turned aside.
Job 23:10-11 blameless righteousness
Your kindness is a greater joy than life itself;
thus my lips will speak your praise.
I will bless you all my life;
with uplifted hands I will call on your name.
Psalm 63:4-5 love life worship
I give you a new commandment:
love one another.
Just as I have loved you,
so you should also love one another.
John 13:34 law love neighbor
The Lord is my portion, I say to myself;
therefore, I will place my hope in him.
Lamentations 3:24 hope materialism acknowledging
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 law Jesus prophecy
I love the Lord because he has heard my voice
and listened to my cry for mercy,
because he has inclined his ear to me
on the day when I called out to him.
Psalm 116:1-2 love worship listening
What I commanded them was this: Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. If you follow all the ways that I command you, then you will prosper.
Jeremiah 7:23 obedience blessing
For I resolved that, while I was with you, I would know nothing except Jesus Christ—and him crucified.
1 Corinthians 2:2 evangelism Jesus mind
I will, thereby, display my greatness and my holiness and make myself known to many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 38:23 God holiness evangelism
If I have the gift of prophecy
and the ability to understand all mysteries and all knowledge,
and have all the faith necessary to move mountains,
but do not have love,
I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:2 faith love prophecy
Go, and assemble all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same thing. After that, I will go to the king—against the law. And if I perish, I perish!
Esther 4:16 fasting
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
I have not strayed from the commandments of his lips;
I have treasured in my heart the words of his mouth.
Job 23:12 law speaking obedience
I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud
and your sins like a mist.
Return to me,
for I have redeemed you.
Isaiah 44:22 sin salvation conversion
I rejoice in following your statutes
more than I would rejoice in endless riches.
Psalm 119:14 law money joy
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom should I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom should I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1 safety fear light
I will make haste and not delay
to observe your precepts.
Psalm 119:60 law obedience following
Can someone hide in a secret place
so that I cannot see him?
Do I not fill heaven and earth?
Jeremiah 23:24 God heaven
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say: Rejoice!
Philippians 4:4 God joy
In my Father’s house
there are many dwelling places.
If there were not,
would I have told you
that I am going to prepare a place for you?
John 14:2 Jesus Father heaven
I lifted up my voice in prayer to him;
his praise was on my tongue.
Psalm 66:17 worship prayer praise
I can do all things in him who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13 God strength protection
I, I alone, am the one who comforts you.
Why then do you fear mortal men who must die,
human beings who must perish like grass?
Isaiah 51:12 comforter fear encouragement