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James 1:12
A man who endures trials is blessed, because when he passes the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
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Lamentations 3:38-41
Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?Why should any living person complain, any man, because of the punishment for his sins?Let us search out and examine our ways, and turn back to the Lord.Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in heaven:
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Job 1:21-22
saying: Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will leave this life. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Praise the name of Yahweh.Throughout all this Job did not sin or blame God for anything.
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James 5:10-11
Brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name as an example of suffering and patience.See, we count as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
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Matthew 16:23
But He turned and told Peter,“ Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, but man’s.”
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John 18:11
At that, Jesus said to Peter,“ Sheathe your sword! Am I not to drink the cup the Father has given Me?”
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Matthew 12:34-37
Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak.For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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Hebrews 12:9-11
Furthermore, we had natural fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn’t we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but He does it for our benefit, so that we can share His holiness.No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the fruit of peace and righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
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Romans 12:12
Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer.
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Psalms 39:1
I said,“ I will guard my ways so that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are in my presence.”
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2 Samuel 24 10
David’s conscience troubled him after he had taken a census of the troops. He said to the Lord,“ I have sinned greatly in what I’ve done. Now, Lord, because I’ve been very foolish, please take away Your servant’s guilt.”
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2 Samuel 13 13
Where could I ever go with my disgrace? And you— you would be like one of the immoral men in Israel! Please, speak to the king, for he won’t keep me from you.”
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James 3:2
for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.
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Genesis 3:17
And He said to Adam,“ Because you listened to your wife’s voice and ate from the tree about which I commanded you,‘ Do not eat from it’: The ground is cursed because of you. You will eat from it by means of painful labor all the days of your life.
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2 Samuel 6 20-2 Samuel 6 21
When David returned home to bless his household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him.“ How the king of Israel honored himself today!” she said.“ He exposed himself today in the sight of the slave girls of his subjects like a vulgar person would expose himself.”David replied to Michal,“ I was dancing before the Lord who chose me over your father and his whole family to appoint me ruler over the Lord’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the Lord,
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Psalms 59:12
For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. They utter curses and lies.
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2 Samuel 19 22
David answered,“ Sons of Zeruiah, do we agree on anything? Have you become my adversary today? Should any man be killed in Israel today? Am I not aware that today I’m king over Israel?”
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Job 1:10
Haven’t You placed a hedge around him, his household, and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
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Job 1:1-3
There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of perfect integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.He had seven sons and three daughters.His estate included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man among all the people of the east.
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Proverbs 9:6
Leave inexperience behind, and you will live; pursue the way of understanding.
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Proverbs 9:13
The woman Folly is rowdy; she is gullible and knows nothing.
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Matthew 25:2
Five of them were foolish and five were sensible.
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2 Samuel 19 28
For my grandfather’s entire family deserves death from my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. So what further right do I have to keep on making appeals to the king?”
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2 Chronicles 16 9
For the eyes of Yahweh roam throughout the earth to show Himself strong for those whose hearts are completely His. You have been foolish in this matter. Therefore, you will have wars from now on.”