Psalm 137:6
New King James Version
6 If I do not remember you,
Let my (A)tongue cling to the roof of my mouth—
If I do not exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.
Ezekiel 3:26
New King James Version
26 (A)I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and (B)not be [a]one to rebuke them, (C)for they are a rebellious house.
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- Ezekiel 3:26 Lit. one who rebukes
Psalm 22:15
New King James Version
15 (A)My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
And (B)My tongue clings to My jaws;
You have brought Me to the dust of death.
Job 29:10
New King James Version
10 The voice of nobles was hushed,
And their (A)tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
1 Thessalonians 3:7-9
New King James Version
7 therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and distress (A)we were comforted concerning you by your faith. 8 For now we live, if you (B)stand fast in the Lord.
9 For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God,
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Philippians 1:20
New King James Version
20 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but (A)with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life (B)or by death.
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Acts 20:24
New King James Version
24 [a]But (A)none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, (B)so that I may finish my [b]race with joy, (C)and the ministry (D)which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
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- Acts 20:24 NU But I do not count my life of any value or dear to myself
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Matthew 6:33
New King James Version
33 But (A)seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
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Lamentations 4:4
New King James Version
4 The tongue of the infant clings
To the roof of its mouth for thirst;
(A)The young children ask for bread,
But no one breaks it for them.
Isaiah 41:17
New King James Version
17 “The poor and needy seek water, but there is none,
Their tongues fail for thirst.
I, the Lord, will hear them;
I, the God of Israel, will not (A)forsake them.
Psalm 84:10
New King James Version
10 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather [a]be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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- Psalm 84:10 stand at the threshold
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