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He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. — read the full passage →

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. — read the full passage →

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. — read the full passage →

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? — read the full passage →

But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. — read the full passage →

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. — read the full passage →

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. — read the full passage →

And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it. — read the full passage →

Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the Lord, that he might perform his saying, which the Lord spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat. — read the full passage →

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. — read the full passage →

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: — read the full passage →

But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. — read the full passage →

Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. — read the full passage →

Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said. — read the full passage →

And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.

We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. — read the full passage →

Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. — read the full passage →

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. — read the full passage →

For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. — read the full passage →

But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. — read the full passage →

But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: — read the full passage →

And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. — read the full passage →

Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. — read the full passage →

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; — read the full passage →

And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. — read the full passage →

I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. — read the full passage →

That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name: — read the full passage →

I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. — read the full passage →

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; — read the full passage →

The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, — read the full passage →

Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. — read the full passage →

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. — read the full passage →

When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; — read the full passage →

Nevertheless for David’s sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: — read the full passage →

Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: — read the full passage →

And David sent messengers to Ish–bosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines. — read the full passage →

Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord. — read the full passage →

And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you. — read the full passage →

Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you. — read the full passage →

And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you. — read the full passage →

And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. — read the full passage →

And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. — read the full passage →

And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. — read the full passage →

And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. — read the full passage →

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: — read the full passage →

These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: — read the full passage →

The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, — read the full passage →

And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her. — read the full passage →

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. — read the full passage →

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: — read the full passage →

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; — read the full passage →

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; — read the full passage →

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. — read the full passage →

Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. — read the full passage →

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. — read the full passage →

And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. — read the full passage →

Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. — read the full passage →

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. — read the full passage →

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. — read the full passage →