Job 2:10
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10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. (A)Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” (B)In all this Job did not (C)sin with his lips.
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James 1:12
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Loving God Under Trials
12 (A)Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive (B)the crown of life (C)which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
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Lamentations 3:38-41
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38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
That (A)woe and well-being proceed?
39 (B)Why should a living man [a]complain,
(C)A man for the punishment of his sins?
40 Let us search out and examine our ways,
And turn back to the Lord;
41 (D)Let us lift our hearts and hands
To God in heaven.
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- Lamentations 3:39 Or murmur
Romans 12:12
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12 (A)rejoicing in hope, (B)patient[a] in tribulation, (C)continuing steadfastly in prayer;
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- Romans 12:12 persevering
James 5:10-11
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10 (A)My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and (B)patience. 11 Indeed (C)we count them blessed who (D)endure. You have heard of (E)the perseverance of Job and seen (F)the end intended by the Lord—that (G)the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
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Hebrews 12:9-11
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9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to (A)the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, (B)that we may be partakers of His holiness. 11 Now no [a]chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields (C)the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
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- Hebrews 12:11 discipline
Matthew 16:23
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23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, (A)Satan! (B)You are [a]an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”
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- Matthew 16:23 a stumbling block
John 18:11
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11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink (A)the cup which My Father has given Me?”
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Matthew 12:34-37
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34 (A)Brood[a] of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? (B)For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure [b]of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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- Matthew 12:34 Offspring
- Matthew 12:35 NU, M omit of his heart
2 Samuel 24:10
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Psalm 39:1
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Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness
To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
39 I said, “I will guard my ways,
Lest I sin with my (A)tongue;
I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,
While the wicked are before me.”
2 Samuel 13:13
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13 And I, where could I take my shame? And as for you, you would be like one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; (A)for he will not withhold me from you.”
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Genesis 3:17
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17 Then to Adam He said, (A)“Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree (B)of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’:
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Job 1:1-3
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Job and His Family in Uz
1 There was a man (A)in the land of Uz, whose name was (B)Job; and that man was (C)blameless and upright, and one who (D)feared God and [a]shunned evil. 2 And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. 3 Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all the [b]people of the East.
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2 Chronicles 16:9
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9 (A)For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this (B)you have done foolishly; therefore from now on (C)you shall have wars.”
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Matthew 25:2
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2 (A)Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
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Psalm 59:12
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12 (A)For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for the cursing and lying which they speak.
2 Samuel 19:28
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28 For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king. (A)Yet you set your servant among those who eat at your own table. Therefore what right have I still to [a]cry out anymore to the king?”
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- 2 Samuel 19:28 complain
2 Samuel 19:22
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22 And David said, (A)“What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should be adversaries to me today? (B)Shall any man be put to death today in Israel? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?”
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2 Samuel 6:20-21
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20 (A)Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious was the king of Israel today, (B)uncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the (C)base fellows [a]shamelessly uncovers himself!”
21 So David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, (D)who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the (E)people of the Lord, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the Lord.
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- 2 Samuel 6:20 openly
Proverbs 9:13
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Proverbs 9:6
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6 Forsake foolishness and live,
And go in the way of understanding.
Job 1:10
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10 (A)Have You not [a]made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? (B)You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
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- Job 1:10 Protected him
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