What Does The Bible Say About?

Guidance

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Proverbs 3:5-6

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Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Psalm 32:8

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I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

John 16:13

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However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

Isaiah 30:21

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And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”

Psalm 119:105

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Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Matthew 7:7-11

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Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

Psalm 25:4-5

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Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

James 1:5-6

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Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

Proverbs 16:9

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A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

John 14:26

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But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

Proverbs 11:14

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For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

Psalm 37:23-24

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The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey. Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

Isaiah 58:11

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The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

1 John 4:1

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Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

James 1:5-8

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Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Proverbs 22:6

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Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Psalm 37:23

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The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.

Psalm 25:9-10

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He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way. All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.

Romans 12:1-2

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Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Psalm 25:5-9

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Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You. Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD. Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.

Isaiah 48:17

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Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.

Luke 1:79

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to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

Leviticus 19:31

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You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

Proverbs 20:24

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A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?

Romans 8:14

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For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

James 1:5

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Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

Psalm 40:2

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He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.

1 John 1:9

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If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Psalm 5:8

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Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.

Isaiah 11:2

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The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.

Psalm 25:9

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He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.

Jeremiah 10:23

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I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.

Psalm 143:10

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Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

Psalm 73:23-24

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Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand. You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.

Proverbs 3:5

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Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

1 Chronicles 10:13-14

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So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance, and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

Ephesians 6:4

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Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

2 Timothy 3:16

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All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Genesis 18:14

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Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”

Psalm 31:3

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For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.

Psalm 143:8

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Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

Hebrews 11:8

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By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.

Psalm 91:1-16

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He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, . . .

John 6:35

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Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.

Psalm 25:5

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Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

John 5:30

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I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

Proverbs 1:5

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let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel

Jeremiah 1:7-8

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But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 29:11

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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

Psalm 40:1-3

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For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

Isaiah 30:19-22

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O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you. The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him. And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.” So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!”

Romans 8:28

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And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

1 Chronicles 16:11

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Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

John 10:3-4

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The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

Psalm 48:14

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For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.

Psalm 94:12-14

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Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law, to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.

Hebrews 13:21

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equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Matthew 6:33

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But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

1 Peter 4:11

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If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

Proverbs 24:6

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Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

Psalm 119:133

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Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.

1 Chronicles 10:13

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So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,

Philippians 2:13

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For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

Proverbs 12:15

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The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

Proverbs 20:18

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Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.

Psalm 16:7-8

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I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me. I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Psalm 119:9

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How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.

Psalm 23:4

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Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

Galatians 5:18

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But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Mark 7:20-23

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He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”

Psalm 139:23-24

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Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.

Psalm 32:8-9

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I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you. Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.

1 Corinthians 10:13

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No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

Psalm 23:1-6

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A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

Colossians 3:1

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Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

Job 33:12-25

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Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man. Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks? For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices. In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds, He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings . . .

Nehemiah 2:7-8

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I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah. And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.

Proverbs 14:12

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There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

1 Corinthians 1:30

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It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

2 Kings 16:15

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Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Sprinkle on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.”

Habakkuk 2:19

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Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”

Proverbs 29:15

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A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

Isaiah 30:20

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The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him.

John 3:16-17

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Psalm 25:12-15

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Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him. His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land. The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them. My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.

Deuteronomy 8:18

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But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.

Psalm 61:1-2

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For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Psalm 35:21-23

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They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!” O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me. Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!

Proverbs 11:3

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The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.

John 5:19

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So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.

Psalm 27:11

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Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.

John 16:7

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But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

Psalm 73:24

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You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.

Proverbs 3:6

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in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Psalm 23:1

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A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Romans 11:33

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O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

Exodus 20:1-26

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And God spoke all these words: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, . . .

Habakkuk 2:2

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Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.

Proverbs 24:30-34

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I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down. I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Acts 13:2

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While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

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