Verse 18

And know His will, and approve the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

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  • Deut 4:8 : 8 And what nation is there so great, that has statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
  • Phil 1:10 : 10 So that you may approve things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense until the day of Christ;
  • 1 Thess 5:21 : 21 Test all things; hold fast what is good.
  • Jas 4:17 : 17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
  • 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And that from childhood you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 That the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for all good works.
  • Heb 5:14 : 14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
  • Neh 9:13-14 : 13 You came down also on Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them just statutes and true laws, good statutes and commandments. 14 You made known to them Your holy Sabbath, and commanded them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses Your servant.
  • Ps 19:8 : 8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
  • Ps 119:98-99 : 98 You, through Your commandments, have made me wiser than my enemies; for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep Your precepts.
  • Ps 119:104-105 : 104 Through Your precepts I get understanding, therefore I hate every false way. 105 NUN. Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
  • Ps 119:130 : 130 The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
  • Ps 147:19-20 : 19 He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his judgments to Israel. 20 He has not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise the LORD.
  • Prov 6:23 : 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
  • Luke 12:47 : 47 And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
  • John 13:17 : 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
  • Rom 15:4 : 4 For whatever things were written in the past were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
  • 1 Cor 8:1-2 : 1 Now concerning things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2 And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.