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Ecclesiastes 3:22
I have seen that there is nothing better than for a person to enjoy his activities because that is his reward. For who can enable him to see what will happen after he dies?
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Ecclesiastes 3:4
a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance;
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Deuteronomy 28:47
Because you didn’t serve the LORD your God with joy and a cheerful heart, even though you had an abundance of everything,
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Psalms 40:3
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and they will trust in the LORD.
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Ecclesiastes 12:8
“ Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.“ Everything is futile.”
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2 Chronicles 33 12-2 Chronicles 33 13
When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.He prayed to him, and the LORD was receptive to his prayer. He granted his request and brought him back to Jerusalem, to his kingdom. So Manasseh came to know that the LORD is God.
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Hosea 2:6-7
Therefore, this is what I will do: I will block her way with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so that she cannot find her paths.She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will look for them but not find them. Then she will think,“ I will go back to my former husband, for then it was better for me than now.”
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Luke 15:17-18
When he came to his senses, he said,‘ How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food, and here I am dying of hunger!I’ll get up, go to my father, and say to him,“ Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.
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1 Kings 17 17-1 Kings 17 18
After this, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. His illness got worse until he stopped breathing.She said to Elijah,“ Man of God, what do you have against me? Have you come to call attention to my iniquity so that my son is put to death?”
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Isaiah 42:25
So he poured out his furious anger and the power of war on Jacob. It surrounded him with fire, but he did not know it; it burned him, but he didn’t take it to heart.
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Jeremiah 23:20
The LORD’s anger will not turn away until he has completely fulfilled the purposes of his heart. In time to come you will understand it clearly.
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Deuteronomy 8:3
He humbled you by letting you go hungry; then he gave you manna to eat, which you and your ancestors had not known, so that you might learn that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
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Acts 14:22
strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them,“ It is necessary to go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”
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Ecclesiastes 12:13
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: fear God and keep his commands, because this is for all humanity.
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John 16:22-23
So you also have sorrow now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you.“ In that day you will not ask me anything. Truly I tell you, anything you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
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Psalms 30:11-12
You turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,so that I can sing to you and not be silent. LORD my God, I will praise you forever.
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Job 10:1-2
I am disgusted with my life. I will give vent to my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.I will say to God,“ Do not declare me guilty! Let me know why you prosecute me.
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Isaiah 22:12-14
On that day the Lord GOD of Armies called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads, and for the wearing of sackcloth.But look: joy and gladness, butchering of cattle, slaughtering of sheep and goats, eating of meat, and drinking of wine—“ Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”The LORD of Armies has directly revealed to me:“ This iniquity will not be wiped out for you people as long as you live.” The Lord GOD of Armies has spoken.
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1 Kings 8 47
and when they come to their senses in the land where they were deported and repent and petition you in their captors’ land:“ We have sinned and done wrong; we have been wicked,”
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Micah 6:9
The voice of the LORD calls out to the city( and it is wise to fear your name):“ Pay attention to the rod and the one who ordained it.
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Haggai 1:5-7
Now, the LORD of Armies says this:“ Think carefully about your ways:You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough to be satisfied. You drink but never have enough to be happy. You put on clothes but never have enough to get warm. The wage earner puts his wages into a bag with a hole in it.”The LORD of Armies says this:“ Think carefully about your ways.
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James 5:13
Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
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Isaiah 26:11
LORD, your hand is lifted up to take action, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame. Let fire consume your adversaries.
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Psalms 119:71
It was good for me to be afflicted so that I could learn your statutes.
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Psalms 94:12-13
LORD, how happy is anyone you discipline and teach from your lawto give him relief from troubled times until a pit is dug for the wicked.
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Matthew 9:13
Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”