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Isaiah 58:13
“ If you keep from desecrating the Sabbath, from doing whatever you want on My holy day; if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the holy day of the Lord honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, seeking your own pleasure, or talking too much;
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Jeremiah 17:21-22
This is what the Lord says: Watch yourselves; do not pick up a load and bring it in through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.You must not carry a load out of your houses on the Sabbath day or do any work, but you must consecrate the Sabbath day, just as I commanded your ancestors.
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Ezekiel 20:20
Keep My Sabbaths holy, and they will be a sign between Me and you, so you may know that I am Yahweh your God.
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Exodus 31:13-16
“ Tell the Israelites: You must observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you will know that I am Yahweh who sets you apart.Observe the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Whoever profanes it must be put to death. If anyone does work on it, that person must be cut off from his people.Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, dedicated to the Lord. Anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.The Israelites must observe the Sabbath, celebrating it throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.
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Ezekiel 20:12
I also gave them My Sabbaths to serve as a sign between Me and them, so they will know that I am Yahweh who sets them apart as holy.
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Psalms 112:1
Hallelujah! Happy is the man who fears the Lord, taking great delight in His commands.
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Luke 11:28
He said,“ Even more, those who hear the word of God and keep it are blessed!”
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John 13:17
If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
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Psalms 1:1-3
How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked or take the path of sinners or join a group of mockers!Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night.He is like a tree planted beside streams of water that bears its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
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Exodus 20:8
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy:
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Psalms 15:1-5
Lord, who can dwell in Your tent? Who can live on Your holy mountain?The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness, and acknowledges the truth in his heart—who does not slander with his tongue, who does not harm his friend or discredit his neighbor,who despises the one rejected by the Lord but honors those who fear the Lord, who keeps his word whatever the cost,who does not lend his money at interest or take a bribe against the innocent— the one who does these things will never be moved.
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Proverbs 16:6
Wickedness is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.
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Psalms 37:27
Turn away from evil and do what is good, and dwell there forever.
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Nehemiah 13:17
I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them:“ What is this evil you are doing— profaning the Sabbath day?
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Leviticus 19:30
You must keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary; I am Yahweh.
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Proverbs 14:16
A wise man is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool is easily angered and is careless.
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Proverbs 4:27
Don’t turn to the right or to the left; keep your feet away from evil.
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Revelation 22:14
“ Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates.
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Isaiah 56:6
And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord minister to Him, love the name of Yahweh and become His servants, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold firmly to My covenant—
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Psalms 119:101
I have kept my feet from every evil path to follow Your word.
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Psalms 119:1-5
How happy are those whose way is blameless, who live according to the Lord’s instruction!Happy are those who keep His decrees and seek Him with all their heart.They do nothing wrong; they follow His ways.You have commanded that Your precepts be diligently kept.If only my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
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Isaiah 56:4
For the Lord says this:“ For the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, and choose what pleases Me, and hold firmly to My covenant,
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Psalms 106:3
How happy are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
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Proverbs 4:13
Hold on to instruction; don’t let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
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Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright avoids evil; the one who guards his way protects his life.
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Exodus 20:10
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work— you, your son or daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the foreigner who is within your gates.
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Psalms 128:1
How happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways!
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Ecclesiastes 7:18
It is good that you grasp the one and do not let the other slip from your hand. For the one who fears God will end up with both of them.
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Psalms 34:14
Turn away from evil and do what is good; seek peace and pursue it.
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Luke 12:43
That slave whose master finds him working when he comes will be rewarded.
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Romans 12:9
Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.