Marie.Irby
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Marie.Irby
highlighted Proverbs 4:18 NLT
The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Proverbs 4:14-17 NLT
Don’t do as the wicked do, and don’t follow the path of evildoers. Don’t even think about it; don’t go that way. Turn away and keep moving. For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day. They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble. They eat the food of wickedness and drink the wine of violence!
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Proverbs 4:13 NLT
Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go. Guard them, for they are the key to life.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Proverbs 4:11 NLT
I will teach you wisdom’s ways and lead you in straight paths.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Proverbs 4:10 NLT
My child, listen to me and do as I say, and you will have a long, good life.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Proverbs 4:4 NLT
My father taught me, “Take my words to heart. Follow my commands, and you will live.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Proverbs 4:5-9 NLT
Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them. Don’t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you. Love her, and she will guard you.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Proverbs 4:3 NLT
For I, too, was once my father’s son, tenderly loved as my mother’s only child.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Matthew 10:41-42 NLT
If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will be given the same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs. And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Matthew 10:39 NLT
If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Matthew 10:34-35 NLT
“Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword. ‘I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Matthew 10:32 NLT
“Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Matthew 10:30-31 NLT
And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Matthew 10:27-28 NLT
What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear! “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Matthew 10:26 NLT
“But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Matthew 10:21-22 NLT
“A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed. And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Matthew 10:19-20 NLT
When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time. For it is not you who will be speaking—it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Matthew 10:16-18 NLT
“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves. But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues. You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me.
Jan 11
Marie.Irby
highlighted Matthew 10:9-10 NLT
Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed. “Don’t take any money in your money belts—no gold, silver, or even copper coins.
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