Nehemiah 13:3

Israel Separates Itself

² because they did not meet the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they hired Balaam against them to curse them, but our God turned the curse into a blessing. ³ When they heard the law, they separated all those of mixed descent from Israel. ⁴ Now before this, Eliashib the priest had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God. He was a relative of Tobiah

Israel

Nehemiah 9:2

Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the guilt of their fathers.

Exodus 12:38

An ethnically diverse crowd also went up with them, along with a huge number of livestock, both flocks and herds.

Numbers 11:4

Contemptible people among them had a strong craving for other food. The Israelites cried again and said, “Who will feed us meat?

Nehemiah 10:28

The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with their wives, sons, and daughters, everyone who is able to understand and who has separated themselves from the surrounding peoples to obey the law of God—

Ezra 10:11

Therefore, make a confession to Yahweh the God of your fathers and do His will. Separate yourselves from the surrounding peoples and your foreign wives.”

Psalm 19:7-11

The instruction of the Lord is perfect,
renewing one’s life;
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.

Psalm 119:9

ב BetHow can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping Your word.

Psalm 119:11

I have treasured Your word in my heart
so that I may not sin against You.

Proverbs 6:23

For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light,
and corrective discipline is the way to life.

Romans 3:20

For no one will be justified in His sight by the works of the law, because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.