Joshua 22:5

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Joshua 22:3–7 · Berean Standard Bible

3 All this time you have not deserted your brothers, up to this very day, but have kept the charge given you by the LORD your God.

4 And now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as He promised them, you may return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you across the Jordan.

5 But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

6 So Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way, and they went to their homes.

7 (To the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given land in Bashan, and to the other half Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan among their brothers.) When Joshua sent them to their homes he blessed them,

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Deuteronomy 4:1

Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.

Deuteronomy 4:2

You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.

Deuteronomy 4:6

Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

Deuteronomy 4:9

Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.

Deuteronomy 6:6

These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.

Deuteronomy 6:7

And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Deuteronomy 6:8

Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

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Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.

Deuteronomy 6:17

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Deuteronomy 11:22

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1 Chronicles 28:7

I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’

1 Chronicles 28:8

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Psalms 119:4

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Psalms 119:5

Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!

Psalms 119:6

Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.

Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

Isaiah 55:2

Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.

Jeremiah 12:16

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Hebrews 6:11

We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.

Hebrews 6:12

Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

Hebrews 12:15

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2 Peter 1:5

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

2 Peter 1:6

and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;

2 Peter 1:7

and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

2 Peter 1:8

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2 Peter 1:9

But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,

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And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

Deuteronomy 10:12

And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

Deuteronomy 10:13

and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD that I am giving you this day for your own good?

Deuteronomy 11:1

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Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

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John 14:21

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John 14:22

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John 21:16

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Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

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