19 (A)I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have placed before you life and death, (B)the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your [a]descendants, 20 (C)by loving the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and (D)by holding close to Him; (E)for [b]this is your life and the length of your days, [c]so that you may live in (F)the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”

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  1. Deuteronomy 30:19 Lit seed
  2. Deuteronomy 30:20 Lit that
  3. Deuteronomy 30:20 Lit to dwell

19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you(A) that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses.(B) Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love(C) the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life,(D) and he will give(E) you many years in the land(F) he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

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46 he said to them, “(A)Take to your heart all the words with which I am warning you today, which you will command (B)your sons to [a]follow carefully, all the words of this Law. 47 For it is not a [b]trivial matter for you; indeed (C)it is your life. And (D)by this word you will prolong your days in the land, [c]which you are about to cross the Jordan to [d]possess.”

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:46 Lit be careful to perform
  2. Deuteronomy 32:47 Lit empty word
  3. Deuteronomy 32:47 Lit where
  4. Deuteronomy 32:47 Lit possess it

46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day,(A) so that you may command(B) your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. 47 They are not just idle words for you—they are your life.(C) By them you will live long(D) in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

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28 And to mankind He said, ‘Behold, the (A)fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

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28 And he said to the human race,
    “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
    and to shun evil(A) is understanding.”(B)

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(A)The Law of the Lord is [a](B)perfect, (C)restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is (D)sure, making (E)wise the simple.

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  1. Psalm 19:7 I.e., blameless

The law of the Lord(A) is perfect,(B)
    refreshing the soul.(C)
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,(D)
    making wise the simple.(E)

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10 The [a](A)fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
All those who [b]follow (B)His commandments have a good understanding;
His (C)praise endures forever.

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  1. Psalm 111:10 Or reverence for
  2. Psalm 111:10 Lit do them

10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom;(B)
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(C)
    To him belongs eternal praise.(D)

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(A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools[a] despise wisdom(B) and instruction.(C)

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  1. Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

15 and that (A)from childhood you have known (B)the sacred writings which are able to (C)give you the wisdom that leads to (D)salvation through faith which is in (E)Christ Jesus.

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15 and how from infancy(A) you have known the Holy Scriptures,(B) which are able to make you wise(C) for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

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