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Ecclesiastes 3:22
So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work, because that is their lot. For who can bring them to see what will happen after them? (niv)
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Ecclesiastes 3:4
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, (niv)
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Deuteronomy 28:47
Because you did not serve the Lord your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity, (niv)
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Psalms 40:3
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him. (niv)
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Ecclesiastes 12:8
“ Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.“ Everything is meaningless!” (niv)
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2 Chronicles 33 12-2 Chronicles 33 13
In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.And when he prayed to him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God. (niv)
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Hosea 2:6-7
Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.She will chase after her lovers but not catch them; she will look for them but not find them. Then she will say,‘ I will go back to my husband as at first, for then I was better off than now.’ (niv)
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Luke 15:17-18
“ When he came to his senses, he said,‘ How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. (niv)
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1 Kings 17 17-1 Kings 17 18
Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing.She said to Elijah,“ What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son?” (niv)
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Isaiah 42:25
So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart. (niv)
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Jeremiah 23:20
The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand it clearly. (niv)
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Deuteronomy 8:3
He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. (niv)
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Acts 14:22
strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith.“ We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. (niv)
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Ecclesiastes 12:13
Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. (niv)
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John 16:22-23
So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. (niv)
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Psalms 30:11-12
You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever. (niv)
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Job 10:1-2
“ I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.I say to God: Do not declare me guilty, but tell me what charges you have against me. (niv)
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Isaiah 22:12-14
The Lord, the Lord Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth.But see, there is joy and revelry, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine!“ Let us eat and drink,” you say,“ for tomorrow we die!”The Lord Almighty has revealed this in my hearing:“ Till your dying day this sin will not be atoned for,” says the Lord, the Lord Almighty. (niv)
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1 Kings 8 47
and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captors and say,‘ We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly’; (niv)
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Micah 6:9
Listen! The Lord is calling to the city— and to fear your name is wisdom—“ Heed the rod and the One who appointed it. (niv)
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Haggai 1:5-7
Now this is what the Lord Almighty says:“ Give careful thought to your ways.You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”This is what the Lord Almighty says:“ Give careful thought to your ways. (niv)
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James 5:13
Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. (niv)
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Isaiah 26:11
Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them. (niv)
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Psalms 119:71
It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees. (niv)
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Psalms 94:12-13
Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law;you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked. (niv)
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Matthew 9:13
But go and learn what this means:‘ I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (niv)