Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Being Devoted to God » A characteristic of saints
“I have not departed from the commandment of His lips;
I have kept the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
Decision » Instances of » Job
The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered and reflected on My servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God [with reverence] and abstains from and turns away from evil [because he honors God]. And still he maintains and holds tightly to his integrity, although you incited Me against him to destroy him without cause.”
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My foot has held fast to His steps; His ways have I kept and not turned aside. I have not gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have esteemed and treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
The scriptures » Saints » Esteem, above all things
“I have not departed from the commandment of His lips;
I have kept the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » Food for the soul
How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
He humbled you and allowed you to be hungry and fed you with manna, [a substance] which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, so that He might make you understand [by personal experience] that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.
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like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation [its ultimate fulfillment],
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But Jesus replied, “It is written and forever remains written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’”
“I have not departed from the commandment of His lips;
I have kept the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart;
For I have been called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.
“As for you, son of man, listen to what I say to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”
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He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find [in this book]; eat this scroll, then go, speak to the house of Israel.”
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