100 Bible Verses about Drawing Near to God (KJV)

Here are 100 Bible verses about drawing near to God, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

James 4:8 KJV

⁸Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

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James 4:7 KJV

⁷Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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1 Peter 5:8 KJV

⁸Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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James 4:10 KJV

¹⁰Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

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Hebrews 10:22 KJV

²²Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

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Hebrews 7:19 KJV

¹⁹For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

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Psalm 73:28 KJV

²⁸But 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.

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1 John 2:1-29 KJV

¹My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: ²And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. ³And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. ⁴He that saith, I know him, and …

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1 John 1:9 KJV

⁹If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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James 5:1-20 KJV

¹Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. ²Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. ³Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. ⁴Behold, the hire of the labourers …

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James 3:1-18 KJV

¹My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. ²For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. ³Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. ⁴Behold also the ships, which though …

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James 1:1-27 KJV

¹James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. ²My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; ³Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. ⁴But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. …

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Hebrews 11:6 KJV

⁶But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

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Philippians 3:12 KJV

¹²Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

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Luke 18:35 KJV

³⁵And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

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James 4:4 KJV

⁴Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

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James 4:1-17 KJV

¹From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? ²Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. ³Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. ⁴Ye adulterers and adulteresses, …

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2 Timothy 3:16 KJV

¹⁶All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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Leviticus 21:21 KJV

²¹No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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1 John 3:3 KJV

³And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

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1 Peter 1:22 KJV

²²Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

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James 4:14 KJV

¹⁴Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

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Hebrews 13:17 KJV

¹⁷Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

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John 3:1-36 KJV

¹There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: ²The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. ³Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. …

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Psalm 145:18 KJV

¹⁸The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

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James 1:8 KJV

⁸A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

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Hebrews 10:19-22 KJV

¹⁹Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; ²¹And having an high priest over the house of God; ²²Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, …

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1 Timothy 2:8 KJV

⁸I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

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Romans 8:29 KJV

²⁹For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

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Luke 15:1-32 KJV

¹Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. ²And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. ³And he spake this parable unto them, saying, ⁴What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which …

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Luke 10:9 KJV

⁹And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

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2 Samuel 1:1-27 KJV

¹Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; ²It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. ³And David said unto him, …

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Deuteronomy 20:10 KJV

¹⁰When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

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Deuteronomy 4:7 KJV

⁷For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

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James 4:9 KJV

⁹Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

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Hebrews 6:18 KJV

¹⁸That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

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Hebrews 4:16 KJV

¹⁶Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

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2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 KJV

¹Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: ²Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ³We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; …

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2 Corinthians 7:1 KJV

¹Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

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John 3:16 KJV

¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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Matthew 22:37 KJV

³⁷Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

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Malachi 3:7 KJV

⁷Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?

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Zechariah 1:3 KJV

³Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.

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Ezekiel 18:32 KJV

³²For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.

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2 Chronicles 15:2 KJV

²And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

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Leviticus 10:3 KJV

³Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

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Exodus 34:30 KJV

³⁰And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.

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1 John 5:13 KJV

¹³These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

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James 5:8 KJV

⁸Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

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James 4:2 KJV

²Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

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Colossians 1:1-29 KJV

¹Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, ²To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ³We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, ⁴Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, …

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Philippians 2:27 KJV

²⁷For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

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1 Corinthians 14:33 KJV

³³For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

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1 Corinthians 14:31 KJV

³¹For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

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Acts 7:17 KJV

¹⁷But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

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Jeremiah 23:23 KJV

²³Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?

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James 4:5 KJV

⁵Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

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James 4:1 KJV

¹From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

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James 3:17 KJV

¹⁷But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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James 1:6 KJV

⁶But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

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Hebrews 7:25 KJV

²⁵Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

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2 Timothy 2:19 KJV

¹⁹Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

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1 Timothy 1:15 KJV

¹⁵This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

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Ephesians 2:2 KJV

²Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

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Galatians 6:7 KJV

⁷Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

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Romans 8:3 KJV

³For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

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John 16:33 KJV

³³These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

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John 11:18 KJV

¹⁸Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

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John 6:19 KJV

¹⁹So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.

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John 6:4 KJV

⁴And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

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John 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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Luke 22:1 KJV

¹Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

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Luke 21:31 KJV

³¹So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.

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Luke 19:37 KJV

³⁷And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

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Luke 19:11 KJV

¹¹And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

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Luke 10:11 KJV

¹¹Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

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Mark 13:29 KJV

²⁹So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.

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Mark 5:11 KJV

¹¹Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

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Mark 2:1-28 KJV

¹And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. ²And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. ³And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. ⁴And when they …

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Matthew 27:24 KJV

²⁴When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

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Matthew 5:1-48 KJV

¹And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: ²And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, ³Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ⁴Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. ⁵Blessed are the meek: for they shall …

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Isaiah 58:2 KJV

²Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

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Isaiah 1:16 KJV

¹⁶Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

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Psalm 119:150 KJV

¹⁵⁰They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

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Psalm 119:104 KJV

¹⁰⁴Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

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Psalm 91:10 KJV

¹⁰There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

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Psalm 88:3 KJV

³For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

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Psalm 73:2 KJV

²But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

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Psalm 69:18 KJV

¹⁸Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.

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Psalm 45:7 KJV

⁷Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

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Psalm 34:18 KJV

¹⁸The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

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Job 17:9 KJV

⁹The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

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Esther 4:16 KJV

¹⁶Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

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1 Chronicles 28:9 KJV

⁹And 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.

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1 Kings 21:3 KJV

³And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

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1 Kings 8:59 KJV

⁵⁹And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:

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1 Kings 2:1 KJV

¹Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

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Judges 5:11 KJV

¹¹They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates.

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Joshua 3:1-17 KJV

¹And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. ²And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; ³And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye …

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