Jeremiah 6:16

The Lord said to his people: "You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. Ask where the old, reliable paths are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls." But they said, "We will not follow it!"

Jeremiah 18:15

Yet my people have forgotten me and offered sacrifices to worthless idols! This makes them stumble along in the way they live and leave the old reliable path of their fathers. They have left them to walk in bypaths, in roads that are not smooth and level.

Isaiah 8:20

Then you must recall the Lord's instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.

Malachi 4:4

"Remember the law of my servant Moses, to whom at Horeb I gave rules and regulations for all Israel to obey.

Luke 16:29

But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the prophets; they must respond to them.'

Isaiah 28:12

In the past he said to them, "This is where security can be found. Provide security for the one who is exhausted! This is where rest can be found." But they refused to listen.

Jeremiah 7:23

I also explicitly commanded them: "Obey me. If you do, I will be your God and you will be my people. Live exactly the way I tell you and things will go well with you."

Deuteronomy 32:7

Remember the ancient days; bear in mind the years of past generations. Ask your father and he will inform you, your elders, and they will tell you.

Song of Songs 1:7-8

The Beloved to Her Lover: Tell me, O you whom my heart loves, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest your sheep during the midday heat? Tell me lest I wander around beside the flocks of your companions!

Isaiah 2:5

O descendants of Jacob, come, let us walk in the Lord's guiding light.

Isaiah 30:21

You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying, "This is the correct way, walk in it," whether you are heading to the right or the left.

Jeremiah 2:25

Do not chase after other gods until your shoes wear out and your throats become dry. But you say, 'It is useless for you to try and stop me because I love those foreign gods and want to pursue them!'

Jeremiah 18:12

But they just keep saying, 'We do not care what you say! We will do whatever we want to do! We will continue to behave wickedly and stubbornly!'"

Jeremiah 22:21

While you were feeling secure I gave you warning. But you said, "I refuse to listen to you." That is the way you have acted from your earliest history onward. Indeed, you have never paid attention to me.

Jeremiah 44:16

"We will not listen to what you claim the Lord has spoken to us!

Matthew 11:28-29

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 21:28-32

"What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'

John 5:39

You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,

John 5:46-47

If you believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.

John 12:35

Jesus replied, "The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

John 13:17

If you understand these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

Acts 17:11

These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.

Romans 4:1-6

What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has discovered regarding this matter?

Romans 4:12

And he is also the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.

Colossians 2:6

Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,

Hebrews 6:12

so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

Hebrews 11:2-1

For by it the people of old received God's commendation.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

Bible References

Stand

Jeremiah 18:15
Yet my people have forgotten me and offered sacrifices to worthless idols! This makes them stumble along in the way they live and leave the old reliable path of their fathers. They have left them to walk in bypaths, in roads that are not smooth and level.
Deuteronomy 32:7
Remember the ancient days; bear in mind the years of past generations. Ask your father and he will inform you, your elders, and they will tell you.
Song of Songs 1:7
The Beloved to Her Lover: Tell me, O you whom my heart loves, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest your sheep during the midday heat? Tell me lest I wander around beside the flocks of your companions!
Isaiah 8:20
Then you must recall the Lord's instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.
Malachi 4:4
"Remember the law of my servant Moses, to whom at Horeb I gave rules and regulations for all Israel to obey.
Luke 16:29
But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the prophets; they must respond to them.'
John 5:39
You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,
Acts 17:11
These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.
Romans 4:1
What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has discovered regarding this matter?
Hebrews 6:12
so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
Hebrews 11:2
For by it the people of old received God's commendation.
Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

And walk

Jeremiah 7:23
I also explicitly commanded them: "Obey me. If you do, I will be your God and you will be my people. Live exactly the way I tell you and things will go well with you."
Isaiah 2:5
O descendants of Jacob, come, let us walk in the Lord's guiding light.
Isaiah 30:21
You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying, "This is the correct way, walk in it," whether you are heading to the right or the left.
John 12:35
Jesus replied, "The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
John 13:17
If you understand these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
Colossians 2:6
Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,

We will

Jeremiah 2:25
Do not chase after other gods until your shoes wear out and your throats become dry. But you say, 'It is useless for you to try and stop me because I love those foreign gods and want to pursue them!'
Jeremiah 18:12
But they just keep saying, 'We do not care what you say! We will do whatever we want to do! We will continue to behave wickedly and stubbornly!'"
Jeremiah 22:21
While you were feeling secure I gave you warning. But you said, "I refuse to listen to you." That is the way you have acted from your earliest history onward. Indeed, you have never paid attention to me.
Jeremiah 44:16
"We will not listen to what you claim the Lord has spoken to us!
Matthew 21:28
"What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'

General references

Psalm 25:4
Make me understand your ways, O Lord! Teach me your paths!
Proverbs 2:9
Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity -- every good way.
Jeremiah 42:3
Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do."
Luke 5:39
No one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, 'The old is good enough.'"

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