Bible Cross References
be not
Exodus 23:2
Do not follow the majority when they do wrong or when they give testimony that perverts justice.
Leviticus 18:29
You know that whoever does any of these disgusting things will no longer be considered one of God's people.
Leviticus 18:30
And the LORD said, "Obey the commands I give and do not follow the practices of the people who lived in the land before you, and do not make yourselves unclean by doing any of these things. I am the LORD your God."
Deuteronomy 18:9-14
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"When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, don't follow the disgusting practices of the nations that are there.
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Don't sacrifice your children in the fires on your altars; and don't let your people practice divination or look for omens or use spells
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or charms, and don't let them consult the spirits of the dead.
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The LORD your God hates people who do these disgusting things, and that is why he is driving those nations out of the land as you advance.
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Be completely faithful to the LORD."
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Then Moses said, "In the land you are about to occupy, people follow the advice of those who practice divination and look for omens, but the LORD your God does not allow you to do this.
John 7:7
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I keep telling it that its ways are bad.
John 14:30
I cannot talk with you much longer, because the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,
John 15:19
If you belonged to the world, then the world would love you as its own. But I chose you from this world, and you do not belong to it; that is why the world hates you.
John 17:14
I gave them your message, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
1 Corinthians 3:19
For what this world considers to be wisdom is nonsense in God's sight. As the scripture says, "God traps the wise in their cleverness";
2 Corinthians 4:4
They do not believe, because their minds have been kept in the dark by the evil god of this world. He keeps them from seeing the light shining on them, the light that comes from the Good News about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
2 Corinthians 6:14-17
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Do not try to work together as equals with unbelievers, for it cannot be done. How can right and wrong be partners? How can light and darkness live together?
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How can Christ and the Devil agree? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
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How can God's temple come to terms with pagan idols? For we are the temple of the living God! As God himself has said, "I will make my home with my people and live among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
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And so the Lord says, "You must leave them and separate yourselves from them. Have nothing to do with what is unclean, and I will accept you.
Galatians 1:4
In order to set us free from this present evil age, Christ gave himself for our sins, in obedience to the will of our God and Father.
Ephesians 2:2
At that time you followed the world's evil way; you obeyed the ruler of the spiritual powers in space, the spirit who now controls the people who disobey God.
Ephesians 4:17-20
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In the Lord's name, then, I warn you: do not continue to live like the heathen, whose thoughts are worthless
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and whose minds are in the dark. They have no part in the life that God gives, for they are completely ignorant and stubborn.
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They have lost all feeling of shame; they give themselves over to vice and do all sorts of indecent things without restraint.
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That was not what you learned about Christ!
James 1:27
What God the Father considers to be pure and genuine religion is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and to keep oneself from being corrupted by the world.
James 4:4
Unfaithful people! Don't you know that to be the world's friend means to be God's enemy? If you want to be the world's friend, you make yourself God's enemy.
1 Peter 1:14
Be obedient to God, and do not allow your lives to be shaped by those desires you had when you were still ignorant.
1 Peter 1:18
For you know what was paid to set you free from the worthless manner of life handed down by your ancestors. It was not something that can be destroyed, such as silver or gold;
1 Peter 4:2
From now on, then, you must live the rest of your earthly lives controlled by God's will and not by human desires.
2 Peter 1:4
In this way he has given us the very great and precious gifts he promised, so that by means of these gifts you may escape from the destructive lust that is in the world, and may come to share the divine nature.
2 Peter 2:20
If people have escaped from the corrupting forces of the world through their knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and then are again caught and conquered by them, such people are in worse condition at the end than they were at the beginning.
1 John 2:15-17
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Do not love the world or anything that belongs to the world. If you love the world, you do not love the Father.
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Everything that belongs to the world---what the sinful self desires, what people see and want, and everything in this world that people are so proud of---none of this comes from the Father; it all comes from the world.
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The world and everything in it that people desire is passing away; but those who do the will of God live forever.
1 John 3:13
So do not be surprised, my friends, if the people of the world hate you.
1 John 4:4
But you belong to God, my children, and have defeated the false prophets, because the Spirit who is in you is more powerful than the spirit in those who belong to the world.
1 John 4:5
Those false prophets speak about matters of the world, and the world listens to them because they belong to the world.
1 John 5:19
We know that we belong to God even though the whole world is under the rule of the Evil One.
Revelation 12:9
The huge dragon was thrown out---that ancient serpent, named the Devil, or Satan, that deceived the whole world. He was thrown down to earth, and all his angels with him.
Revelation 13:8
All people living on earth will worship it, except those whose names were written before the creation of the world in the book of the living which belongs to the Lamb that was killed.
be ye
Romans 13:14
But take up the weapons of the Lord Jesus Christ, and stop paying attention to your sinful nature and satisfying its desires.
Psalm 51:10
Create a pure heart in me, O God, and put a new and loyal spirit in me.
Ezekiel 18:31
Give up all the evil you have been doing, and get yourselves new minds and hearts. Why do you Israelites want to die?
Ezekiel 36:26
I will give you a new heart and a new mind. I will take away your stubborn heart of stone and give you an obedient heart.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Anyone who is joined to Christ is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come.
Ephesians 1:18
I ask that your minds may be opened to see his light, so that you will know what is the hope to which he has called you, how rich are the wonderful blessings he promises his people,
Ephesians 4:22-24
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So get rid of your old self, which made you live as you used to---the old self that was being destroyed by its deceitful desires.
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Your hearts and minds must be made completely new,
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and you must put on the new self, which is created in God's likeness and reveals itself in the true life that is upright and holy.
Colossians 1:21
At one time you were far away from God and were his enemies because of the evil things you did and thought.
Colossians 1:22
But now, by means of the physical death of his Son, God has made you his friends, in order to bring you, holy, pure, and faultless, into his presence.
Colossians 3:10
and have put on the new self. This is the new being which God, its Creator, is constantly renewing in his own image, in order to bring you to a full knowledge of himself.
Titus 3:5
he saved us. It was not because of any good deeds that we ourselves had done, but because of his own mercy that he saved us, through the Holy Spirit, who gives us new birth and new life by washing us.
prove
Romans 12:1
So then, my friends, because of God's great mercy to us I appeal to you: Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to him. This is the true worship that you should offer.
Psalm 34:8
Find out for yourself how good the LORD is. Happy are those who find safety with him.
Ephesians 5:10
Try to learn what pleases the Lord.
Ephesians 5:17
Don't be fools, then, but try to find out what the Lord wants you to do.
1 Peter 2:3
As the scripture says, "You have found out for yourselves how kind the Lord is."
good
Romans 12:1
So then, my friends, because of God's great mercy to us I appeal to you: Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to him. This is the true worship that you should offer.
Romans 7:12
So then, the Law itself is holy, and the commandment is holy, right, and good.
Romans 7:14
We know that the Law is spiritual; but I am a mortal, sold as a slave to sin.
Romans 7:22
My inner being delights in the law of God.
Psalm 19:7-11
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The law of the LORD is perfect; it gives new strength. The commands of the LORD are trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who lack it.
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The laws of the LORD are right, and those who obey them are happy. The commands of the LORD are just and give understanding to the mind.
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Reverence for the LORD is good; it will continue forever. The judgments of the LORD are just; they are always fair.
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They are more desirable than the finest gold; they are sweeter than the purest honey.
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They give knowledge to me, your servant; I am rewarded for obeying them.
Psalm 119:47
I find pleasure in obeying your commands, because I love them.
Psalm 119:48
I respect and love your commandments; I will meditate on your instructions.
Psalm 119:72
The law that you gave means more to me than all the money in the world.
Psalm 119:97
How I love your law! I think about it all day long.
Psalm 119:103
How sweet is the taste of your instructions--- sweeter even than honey!
Psalm 119:128
And so I follow all your instructions; I hate all wrong ways.
Psalm 119:174
How I long for your saving help, O LORD! I find happiness in your law.
Proverbs 3:1-4
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My child, don't forget what I teach you. Always remember what I tell you to do.
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My teaching will give you a long and prosperous life.
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Never let go of loyalty and faithfulness. Tie them around your neck; write them on your heart.
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If you do this, both God and people will be pleased with you.
Proverbs 3:13-18
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Happy is anyone who becomes wise---who comes to have understanding.
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There is more profit in it than there is in silver; it is worth more to you than gold.
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Wisdom is more valuable than jewels; nothing you could want can compare with it.
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Wisdom offers you long life, as well as wealth and honor.
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Wisdom can make your life pleasant and lead you safely through it.
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Those who become wise are happy; wisdom will give them life.
Galatians 5:22-23
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But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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humility, and self-control. There is no law against such things as these.
Ephesians 5:9
for it is the light that brings a rich harvest of every kind of goodness, righteousness, and truth.
Colossians 4:12
Greetings from Epaphras, another member of your group and a servant of Christ Jesus. He always prays fervently for you, asking God to make you stand firm, as mature and fully convinced Christians, in complete obedience to God's will.
1 Thessalonians 4:3
God wants you to be holy and completely free from sexual immorality.
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth, rebuking error, correcting faults, and giving instruction for right living,
2 Timothy 3:17
so that the person who serves God may be fully qualified and equipped to do every kind of good deed.