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Virtuous Dispositions
-Toward Righteousness-
God uses scripture to teach his people what disposition they must have in the faith.
This list of virtues directs the believer's heart and mind towards righteousness.
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Minded (Mind/Minds/Mindful)
Instruction
Deuteronomy 30:1 KJV — "And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,"
1 Chronicles 28:9 KJV — "And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever."
Isaiah 46:8-13 KJV - "8 Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. 9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: 11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. 12 Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness: 13 I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory."
Matthew 22:37 KJV — "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."
Mark 12:30 KJV — "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment."
Luke 10:27 KJV — "And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself."
Romans 12:2 KJV — "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
Ephesians 4:17 KJV — "This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,"
Ephesians 4:23 KJV — "And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;"
Philippians 2:5 KJV — "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:"
Colossians 3:12 KJV — "Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;"
1 Peter 1:13 KJV — "Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;"
2 Peter 3:1-2 KJV - "1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: 2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:"
Imploration
Philippians 1:27 KJV — "Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;"
Philippians 3:15-16 KJV — "15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. 16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing."
2 Thessalonians 2:2 KJV — “That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.”
1 Peter 4:1 KJV — "Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;"
Learning
Titus 2:6 KJV — "Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded."
Titus 3:1 KJV — "Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,"
Wisdom
Romans 8:5-7 KJV - "5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be."
Romans 8:27 KJV — “And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”
Romans 11:34-36 KJV - "34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? 35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? 36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen."
2 Corinthians 8:12 KJV — "For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not."
2 Timothy 1:7 KJV — "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
Implication
Isaiah 26:3 KJV — "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."
Affirmation
Numbers 24:13 KJV — "If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?"
1 Corinthians 2:16 KJV — "For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
Lamentations 3:21-22 KJV - "This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not."
Romans 7:25 KJV — "I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin."
Testimonials
Leviticus 24:12 KJV — "And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them."
Numbers 16:28 KJV — "And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind."
Ezekiel 11:5 KJV — “And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.”
Acts 17:11 KJV — "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."
Acts 20:19 KJV — "Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:"
Galatians 5:9-10 KJV - "9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. 10 I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be."
Colossians 1:21 KJV — “And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled”
Hebrews 11:15 KJV — "And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned."
Prophetic
1 Samuel 2:35 KJV — "And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever."
Hebrews 8:10 KJV — "For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:"
Hebrews 10:16 KJV — "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;"
Minded
Thoughts (Thought)
Think
Instruction
Philippians 4:8 KJV - "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
Learning
1 Chronicles 29:18 KJV — “O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:’
Wisdom
2 Corinthians 10:2-6 KJV - "2 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled."
Galatians 6:3 KJV - "For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself."
Implication
Isaiah 55:7 KJV — “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”
Affirmation
Psalm 119:113 KJV — “SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.”
Psalm 139:23-24 KJV - "23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."
Testimonials
Psalm 48:9 KJV - "We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple."
Psalm 119:59 KJV - "I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies."
Malachi 3:16 KJV - "Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name."
Luke 7:6-7 KJV - "6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: 7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed."
1 Corinthians 13:11 KJV - "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things."
Prophetic
Luke 2:35 KJV — “(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
Thoughts/ Think
Instruction
1 Peter 1:13 KJV - "Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;"
1 Peter 4:7 KJV - "But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer."
1 Peter 5:8 KJV - "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:"
Imploration
1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 KJV - "6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation."
A sober mind is a sound mind, which shows temperance of mental impulses.
Sober
Wisdom
Matthew 6:22 KJV — “The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.”
Luke 11:34 KJV — “The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.”
Single is clear and sound.
Single
Godly (Godliness)
Instruction
1 Timothy 6:11 KJV - "But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness."
Learn
Titus 2:12 KJV - "Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;"
Implication
Psalm 4:3 KJV - "But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him."
Affirmation
2 Corinthians 11:2 KJV - "For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ."
Titus 1:1 KJV - "Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;"
Testimonials
2 Corinthians 7:9-11 KJV - "9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter."
Godly
Righteous (Righteously/Righteousness)
Instruction
Zephaniah 2:3 KJV - "Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger."
Romans 6:13 KJV - "Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God."
Romans 6:19 KJV - "I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness."
Ephesians 4:24 KJV - "And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."
Ephesians 6:14 KJV - "Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;"
1 Timothy 6:11 KJV - "But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness."
2 Timothy 2:22 KJV - "Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart."
Imploration
1 Peter 2:24 KJV - "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."
Learning
Psalm 5:8 KJV - "Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face."
Psalm 119:40 KJV - "Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness."
Psalm 23:3 KJV - "He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake."
Proverbs 2:1-5, 9 KJV - "1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. ... 9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path."
Proverbs 2:20 KJV - "That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous."
Isaiah 26:9 KJV - "With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness."
Titus 2:12 KJV - "Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;"
Wisdom
Proverbs 8:20 KJV - "I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:"
Proverbs 11:23 KJV - "The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath."
Proverbs 12:5 KJV - "The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit."
Proverbs 13:9 KJV - "The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out."
Proverbs 15:28 KJV - "The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things."
Proverbs 21:12 KJV - "The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness."
Proverbs 29:7 KJV - "The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it."
2 Timothy 3:16 KJV - "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
Implication
Psalm 7:11 KJV - "God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day."
Psalm 58:10 KJV - "The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked."
Psalm 58:11 KJV - "So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth."
Psalm 106:3 KJV - "Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times."
Proverbs 15:9 KJV - "The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness."
Proverbs 21:21 KJV - "He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour."
Matthew 5:6 KJV - "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled."
Matthew 6:33 KJV - "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
2 Peter 3:13 KJV - "Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness."
Coterie
Isaiah 51:1 KJV - "Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged."
Affirmation
Psalm 118:19-20 KJV - "19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: 20 This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter."
Psalm 119:7 KJV - "I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments."
Psalm 119:106 KJV - "I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments."
Testimonials
Acts 24:24-25 KJV - "24 And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. 25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee."
Romans 4:3 KJV - "For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness."
Galatians 3:6 KJV - "Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."
Genesis 15:3-6 KJV - "And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness."
Romans 4:9 KJV - "Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness."
Hebrews 11:4 KJV - "By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh."
James 2:23 KJV - "And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God."
Prophetic
Psalm 17:15 KJV - "As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness."
Psalm 37:6 KJV - "And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday."
Psalm 140:13 KJV - "Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence."
Isaiah 1:27 KJV - "Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness."
Isaiah 61:3 KJV - "To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified."
Malachi 3:16-18 KJV - "16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. 17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not."
Righteous
Good (Goodness)
Instruction
Amos 5:14 KJV - "Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken."
Amos 5:15 KJV - "Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph."
Romans 12:9 KJV - "Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good."
Ephesians 6:7 KJV - "With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:"
1 Thessalonians 5:15 KJV - "See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men."
1 Thessalonians 5:21 KJV - "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."
1 Timothy 1:18-19 KJV - "18 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; 19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:"
3 John 1:11 KJV - "Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God."
Imploration
2 Thessalonians 1:11 KJV - "Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:"
1 Peter 3:11 KJV - "Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it."
Learning
Deuteronomy 30:15 KJV - "See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;"
1 Samuel 12:23 KJV - "Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:"
1 Kings 3:9 KJV - "Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?"
Psalm 119:66 KJV - "Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments."
Psalm 119:71 KJV - "It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes."
Proverbs 2:9 KJV - "Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path."
Proverbs 4:2 KJV - "For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law."
Ecclesiastes 7:17-18 KJV - "17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?" 18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all."
Luke 8:8 KJV - "And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."
Wisdom
Job 34:4 KJV - "Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good."
Psalm 37:23 KJV - "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way."
Psalm 73:28 KJV - "But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works."
Proverbs 11:23 KJV - "The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath."
Proverbs 22:1 KJV - "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold."
Ecclesiastes 7:1 KJV - "A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth."
Ecclesiastes 12:14 KJV - "For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil."
Galatians 4:18 KJV - "But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you."
1 Timothy 1:5 KJV - "Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"
Hebrews 5:14 KJV - "But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."
James 4:17 KJV - "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin."
1 Peter 3:13 KJV - "And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?"
1 Peter 3:21 KJV - "The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:"
Implication
2 Chronicles 19:11 KJV - "And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good."
Proverbs 11:27 KJV - "He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him."
Proverbs 12:2 KJV - "A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn."
Proverbs 14:19 KJV - "The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous."
Proverbs 14:22 KJV - "Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good."
Coterie
2 Chronicles 6:41 KJV - "Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness."
Affirmation
Psalm 45:1 KJV - "To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer."
Hebrews 13:18 KJV - "Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly."
Testimonials
1 Kings 14:13 KJV - "And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam."
2 Chronicles 19:3 KJV - "Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God."
Luke 10:42 KJV - "But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."
Acts 23:1 KJV - "And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day."
Romans 7:12-13 KJV - "12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. 13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful."
Romans 15:14 KJV - "And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another."
Philippians 1:15 KJV - "Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:"
Prophetic
Isaiah 7:15-16 KJV - "15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings."
Jeremiah 24:1-5 KJV - "1 The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. 2 One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. 3 Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. 4 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 5 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good."
Matthew 22:10 KJV - "So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests."
Good
Learning
Proverbs 1:1, 3 KJV - "The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; ... To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;"
Proverbs 2:1-5, 9 KJV - "1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. ... 9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path."
Wisdom
Ecclesiastes 2:21 KJV - "For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil."
Testimonials
Malachi 2:4-6 KJV - "4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. 5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity."
Equity is evenness, straightness, uprightness.
Equity
Upright (Uprightness/Uprightly)
Learning
Psalm 19:13 KJV — “Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.”
Psalm 25:8 KJV - "Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way."
Psalm 143:10 KJV — Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Wisdom
Psalm 94:15 KJV — “But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.”
Proverbs 10:9 KJV — “He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.”
Proverbs 10:29 KJV - "The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity."
Proverbs 11:11 KJV - "By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked."
Proverbs 11:20 KJV - "They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight."
Proverbs 14:2 KJV — “He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.”
Proverbs 15:8 KJV - "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight."
Proverbs 15:21 KJV — “Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.”
Proverbs 16:17 KJV - "The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul."
Proverbs 21:29 KJV - "A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way."
Isaiah 26:7 KJV — “The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.”
Proverbs 29:27 KJV - "An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked."
Implication
2 Samuel 22:26 KJV - "With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright."
Psalm 7:10 KJV - "My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart."
Psalm 11:7 KJV - "For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright."
Psalm 15:1-2 KJV - "A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart."
Psalm 18:25 KJV - "With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;"
Psalm 25:21 KJV — “Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.”
Psalm 36:10 KJV - "O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart."
Psalm 37:18 KJV - "The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever."
Psalm 37:37 KJV - "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace."
Psalm 49:14 KJV - "Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling."
Psalm 64:10 KJV - "The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory."
Psalm 94:15 KJV - "But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it."
Psalm 97:11 KJV - "Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart."
Psalm 112:2 KJV - "His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed."
Psalm 112:4 KJV - "Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous."
Psalm 125:4 KJV - "Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts."
Psalm 140:13 KJV - "Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence."
Proverbs 2:21 KJV - "For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it."
Proverbs 11:3 KJV - "The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them."
Proverbs 11:6 KJV - "The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness."
Proverbs 12:6 KJV - "The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them."
Proverbs 13:6 KJV - "Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner."
Proverbs 14:11 KJV - "The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish."
Proverbs 21:18 KJV - "The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright."
Proverbs 28:10 KJV - "Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession."
Coterie
Psalm 32:11 KJV - "Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart."
Psalm 33:1 KJV - "Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright."
Psalm 111:1 KJV - "Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation."
Testimonials
1 Samuel 29:6 KJV - "Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not."
2 Samuel 22:24 KJV - "I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity."
2 Chronicles 29:34 KJV - "But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests."
Job 1:1 KJV - "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil."
Job 1:8 KJV - "And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?"
Job 2:3 KJV - "And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause."
Psalm 18:23 KJV - "I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity."
Upright
Wisdom
Proverbs 19:1 KJV — “Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.”
Proverbs 20:7 KJV — “The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.”
Implication
1 Kings 9:4-5 KJV — “4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: 5 Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel."
Psalm 25:21 KJV - "Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee."
Psalm 41:12 KJV — “And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.”
Proverbs 11:3 KJV — “The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.”
Affirmation
Job 27:5 KJV — “God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.”
Testimonials
Psalm 7:8 KJV - "The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me."
Psalm 26:1, 11 KJV - "A Psalm of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide. ... But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me."
Psalm 78:72 KJV - "So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands."
Job 2:3 KJV — “And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.”
Integrity
Strive (Striving/Striveth)
Instruction
Luke 13:24 KJV - "Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able."
Imploration
Philippians 1:27 KJV - "Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;"
Wisdom
1 Corinthians 9:25 KJV - "And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible."
2 Timothy 2:5 KJV - "And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully."
Testimonials
Colossians 1:29 KJV - "Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily."
Hebrews 12:4 KJV - "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin."
Strive
Diligence (Diligent/Diligently)
Instruction
2 Peter 1:5-7, 10 KJV - "5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. ... 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:"
2 Peter 3:14 KJV - "Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless."
Imploration
2 Corinthians 8:7 KJV - "Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also."
Wisdom
Proverbs 11:27 KJV - "He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him."
Proverbs 21:5 KJV - "The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want."
Implication
Proverbs 12:24 KJV - "The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute."
Proverbs 13:4 KJV - "The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat."
Proverbs 22:29 KJV - "Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men."
Testimonials
2 Corinthians 8:22 KJV - "And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you."
1 Timothy 5:10 KJV - "Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work."
Diligence
Testimonials
Exodus 35:21, 26 KJV - "And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. ... And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair."
Exodus 36:2 KJV - "And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:"
1 Samuel 26:19 KJV - "Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods."
Acts 17:16 KJV - "Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry."
Stirred
Courage (courageous/Courageously)
Instruction
Numbers 13:20 KJV - "And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be
wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes."
Deuteronomy 31:6-7, 23 KJV - "6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. ... 23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee."
Joshua 1:6-7, 9, 18 KJV - "6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. ... 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. ... 18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage."
Joshua 10:25 KJV - "And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight."
Joshua 23:6 KJV - "Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;"
2 Samuel 10:12 KJV - "Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good."
2 Samuel 13:28 KJV - "Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant."
1 Chronicles 19:13 KJV - "Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight."
1 Chronicles 22:13 KJV - "Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed."
1 Chronicles 28:20 KJV - "And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 32:7 KJV - "Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:"
Ezra 10:4 KJV - "Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it."
Implication
2 Chronicles 19:11 KJV - "And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good."
Psalm 27:14 KJV - "Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD."
Psalm 31:24 KJV - "Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD."
Testimonials
2 Chronicles 15:8 KJV - "And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD."
Isaiah 41:6 KJV - "They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage."
Acts 28:15 KJV - "And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage."
Courage
Jealous (Godly Jealousy)
Testimonials
1 Kings 19:10, 14 KJV - "10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. ... 14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away."
2 Corinthians 11:2 KJV - "For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ."
Jealous
Zealous (Zeal/Zealously)
Instruction
Revelation 3:19 KJV — “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”
Learning
Titus 2:12-15 KJV - "12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. 15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee."
Wisdom
Galatians 4:18 KJV - "But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you."
Affirmation
2 Kings 10:16 KJV - "And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot."
Testimonials
Numbers 25:11, 13 KJV - "11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. ... 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel."
Psalm 69:9 KJV - "For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me."
John 2:17 KJV - "And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up."
Acts 21:20 KJV - "And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:"
Acts 22:3 KJV - "I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day."
2 Corinthians 7:11 KJV - "For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter."
2 Corinthians 9:2 KJV - "For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many."
Zealous
Desire (Desired)
Wisdom
Proverbs 11:23 KJV — “The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.”
Psalm 19:9-10 KJV - "9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb."
Implication
Proverbs 10:24 KJV — “The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.”
Testimonials
2 Corinthians 7:11 KJV — “For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.”
Desire
Delight (Delights/Delighteth)
Instruction
Isaiah 55:2 KJV - "Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness."
Wisdom
Psalm 1:2 KJV - "But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night."
Psalm 37:23 KJV - "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way."
Implication
Psalm 112:1 KJV - "Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments."
Affirmation
Psalm 40:8 KJV - "I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart."
Psalm 119:16 KJV - "I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word."
Psalm 119:24 KJV - "Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors."
Psalm 119:35 KJV - "Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight."
Psalm 119:47 KJV - "And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved."
Psalm 119:70 KJV - "Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law."
Psalm 119:77 KJV - "Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight."
Psalm 119:143 KJV – “Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights."
Psalm 119:174 KJV - "I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight."
Romans 7:22 KJV - "For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:"
Delight
Instruction
Psalm 97:10 KJV — "Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked."
Amos 5:15 KJV — "Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph."
Zechariah 8:17 KJV — "And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD."
Zechariah 8:19 KJV — "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace."
Imploration
Philippians 1:9 KJV — "And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;"
Learn
Micah 6:8 KJV — "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"
Wisdom
1 John 4:18 KJV — "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love."
2 Timothy 1:7 KJV — "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
Implication
Psalm 119:165 KJV — "Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them."
Affirmation
Psalm 119:97 KJV — "MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day."
Psalm 119:113 KJV — "SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love."
Psalm 119:119 KJV — "Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies."
Psalm 119:127 KJV — "Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold."
Psalm 119:159 KJV — "Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness."
Psalm 119:163 KJV — "I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love."
Psalm 119:167 KJV — "My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly."
Love
Longing (Long/Longeth)
Implication
Psalm 107:9 KJV - "For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness."
Affirmation
Psalm 119:20 KJV - "My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times."
Psalm 119:40 KJV - "Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness."
Psalm 119:131 KJV - "I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments."
Longing
Testimonials
2 Corinthians 7:11 KJV - "For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter."
Carefulness
Testimonial
Ezra 9:6 KJV - "And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens."
Jeremiah 6:15 KJV - "Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 8:12 KJV - "Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD."