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Love righteousness, ye that be judges of the earth; think of the Lord with a good heart, and in simplicity of heart seek Him.
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For He will be found by them that tempt Him not, and showeth Himself unto such as do not distrust Him.
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For froward thoughts separate from God; and His power, when it is tried, reproveth the unwise.
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For into a malicious soul wisdom shall not enter, nor dwell in the body that is subject unto sin.
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For the holy spirit of discipline will flee deceit, and remove from thoughts that are without understanding, and will not abide when unrighteousness cometh in.
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For wisdom is a loving spirit, and will not acquit a blasphemer of his words; for God is witness of his reins, and a true beholder of his heart, and a hearer of his tongue.
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For the Spirit of the Lord filleth the world; and that which containeth all things hath knowledge of the voice.
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Therefore he that speaketh unrighteous things cannot be hid; neither shall vengeance, when it punisheth, pass by him.
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For inquisition shall be made into the counsels of the ungodly; and the sound of his words shall come unto the Lord for the manifestation of his wicked deeds.