Romans 2:18

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Romans 2:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible

16 on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.

17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;

18 if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;

19 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,

20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—

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Nehemiah 9:14

You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.

Psalms 147:19

He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.

Psalms 147:20

He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!

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That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

John 13:17

If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

1 Corinthians 8:1

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1 Corinthians 8:2

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James 4:17

Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.

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I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.

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I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.

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The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.

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For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

2 Timothy 3:15

From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

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All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

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so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.