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He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.

 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

See, I am doing a new thing!
    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
    and streams in the wasteland.

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,

“Never will I leave you;
    never will I forsake you.”

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

Taste and see that the Lord is good;
    blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.