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Psalms 119:35–37

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Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
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From verse 35

  1. Ezekiel 36:26–27Rank 1 from verse 35
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    26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

    27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

  2. Psalms 23:3Rank 2 from verse 35
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    3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

  3. Psalms 25:4Rank 3 from verse 35
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    4Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.

  4. Proverbs 4:11Rank 4 from verse 35
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    11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

  5. 1 John 5:3Rank 5 from verse 35
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    3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

From verse 36

  1. Hebrews 13:5Rank 1 from verse 36
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    5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

  2. Luke 12:15Rank 2 from verse 36
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    15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

  3. Mark 7:21–22Rank 3 from verse 36
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    21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

    22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

  4. 1 Kings 8:58Rank 4 from verse 36
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    58That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

  5. Psalms 51:10Rank 5 from verse 36
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    10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

From verse 37

  1. 1 John 2:16Rank 1 from verse 37
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    16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

  2. Proverbs 4:25Rank 2 from verse 37
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    25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

  3. Isaiah 33:15Rank 3 from verse 37
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    15He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

  4. Job 31:1Rank 4 from verse 37
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    1I MADE a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

  5. Numbers 15:39Rank 5 from verse 37
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    39And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:

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Psalms 119:35

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path

A way, track, course, or manner of going, whether literal or figurative.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

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commandments

Authoritative commands, laws, or precepts; especially commands given by God, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890

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delight

To affect with great pleasure; to please highly; to give or afford high satisfaction or joy. A high degree of pleasure, or satisfaction of mind; joy.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

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Psalms 119:36

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heart

The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

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Psalms 119:37

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Turn

To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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eyes

The organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, judgment, or presence, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828

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vanity

Emptiness, worthlessness, transience, futile desire, or excessive self-regard.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

35Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

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36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

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37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

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38Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.

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