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Matthew 10:37-38
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
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Psalms 119:2
Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,
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Deuteronomy 6:5
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
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Psalms 119:9-11
[ Beth] How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
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Proverbs 4:25-27
Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you.Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.
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Proverbs 4:4
he taught me and said to me,“ Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live.
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Proverbs 4:23
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
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Hosea 14:9
Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.
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Psalms 107:43
Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.
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Proverbs 3:1
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,
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Ephesians 3:17
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith— that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
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2 Corinthians 5 14-2 Corinthians 5 15
For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died;and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
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Luke 14:26
“ If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
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2 Peter 1 19
And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,
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2 Corinthians 8 5
and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.