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And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain. — read the full passage →

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. — read the full passage →

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

It is not good to eat much honey; Sofor mento search out their own glory is grievous.

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches; — read the full passage →

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth. — read the full passage →

If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things that concern my weakness.

For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown; — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth. — read the full passage →

Only fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you.

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for Jehovah thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness. — read the full passage →

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity. — read the full passage →

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, — read the full passage →

But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great victory.

And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.

For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall.

I chargetheein the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: — read the full passage →

And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. — read the full passage →

He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; Buthe that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.

A man’s goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way. — read the full passage →

to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

I have set Jehovah always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;

in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity,

For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds);

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding. — read the full passage →

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom. — read the full passage →

The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were forty and four thousand seven hundred and threescore, that were able to go forth to war. — read the full passage →

Go up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men go forth: Cush and Put, that handle the shield; and the Ludim, that handle and bend the bow.

So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

For the day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee; thy dealing shall return upon thine own head.

For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another.

Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; — read the full passage →

the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him. — read the full passage →

For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.

And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do anything against you.

And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God. — read the full passage →

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; — read the full passage →

for if ye live after the flesh, ye must die; but if by the Spirit ye put to death the deeds of the body, ye shall live. — read the full passage →

And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: — read the full passage →

For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away. — read the full passage →

His hands areasrings of gold set with beryl: His body isasivory work overlaid with sapphires. — read the full passage →

Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. — read the full passage →

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all the nations be blessed. — read the full passage →

who also sealed us, and gave us the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. — read the full passage →

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. — read the full passage →

unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, — read the full passage →

because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, — read the full passage →

And they said unto Joshua, Truly Jehovah hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us. — read the full passage →

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline. — read the full passage →

and that all this assembly may know that Jehovah saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is Jehovah’s, and he will give you into our hand. — read the full passage →

And after the three days and a half the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them that beheld them. — read the full passage →

When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.

But I say, Did Israel not know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding will I anger you. — read the full passage →

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. — read the full passage →

I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth my bread lifted up his heel against me. — read the full passage →

But Jesus called them unto him, saying, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God. — read the full passage →

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered. — read the full passage →

And through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in their security shall he destroy many: he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place. — read the full passage →

As clouds and wind without rain, So ishe that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely. — read the full passage →

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill; — read the full passage →

The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels. — read the full passage →

Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, And knit me together with bones and sinews. — read the full passage →

And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken, — read the full passage →