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2 Samuel 22:23–25

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For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
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From verse 23

  1. Psalms 119:102Rank 1 from verse 23
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    102I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

  2. Psalms 119:30Rank 2 from verse 23
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    30I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

  3. John 15:14Rank 3 from verse 23
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    14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

  4. Deuteronomy 6:1–2Rank 4 from verse 23
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    1NOW these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:

    2That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

  5. Deuteronomy 6:6–9Rank 5 from verse 23
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    6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

    7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

    8And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

    9And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

From verse 24

  1. Genesis 6:9Rank 1 from verse 24
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    9¶ These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

  2. Genesis 17:1Rank 2 from verse 24
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    1AND when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

  3. Job 1:1Rank 3 from verse 24
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    1THERE 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.

  4. Ephesians 1:4Rank 4 from verse 24
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    4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

  5. Hebrews 12:1Rank 5 from verse 24
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    1WHEREFORE seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

From verse 25

  1. 2 Samuel 22:21Rank 1 from verse 25
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    21The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

  2. 2 Corinthians 5:10Rank 2 from verse 25
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    10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

  3. Romans 2:7–8Rank 3 from verse 25
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    7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

    8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

  4. Isaiah 3:10Rank 4 from verse 25
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    10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

  5. Proverbs 5:21Rank 5 from verse 25
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    21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

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2 Samuel 22:23

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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depart

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1. To leave, go away, or move from a place or person. 2. To cease to remain, be removed, disappear, or pass away. 3. To turn or separate from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. To leave earthly life or this world.

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2 Samuel 22:24

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upright

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1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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iniquity

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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.

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2 Samuel 22:25

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recompensed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of recompense, meaning to reward, repay, or requite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

eye

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Sense 1: The bodily organ of sight; by extension, sight or seeing. Sense 2: Regard, judgment, disposition, or watchful attention, expressed figuratively by the eye. Sense 3: A small opening, as the eye of a needle. Sense 4: To watch or regard.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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sight

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1. The act or power of seeing. 2. A thing seen, view, or appearance. 3. Presence or observation.

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22For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

23For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

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24I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

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25Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

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26With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

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