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Proverbs Chapter 3 verses 3-4 (NIV)   Let love and faithfulness never leave you;    bind them around your neck,    write them on the tablet of your heart.   Then you will win favour and a good name    in the sight of God and man. These verses in chapter 3 of Proverbs remind me…

Genesis chapter 46 verses 2-4 (NIV)  And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”“Here I am,” he replied, “I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. I will…

Genesis chapter 43 verses 19-23 (NIV)   So they went up to Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.  “We beg your pardon, our lord,” they said, “we came down here the first time to buy food.  But at the place where we stopped for the night we opened our sacks…

And the words of the LORD are flawless,    like silver purified in a crucible,    like gold refined seven times.   You, LORD, will keep the needy safe    and will protect us forever from the wicked,   who freely strut about    when what is vile is honored by the human race. These verses…

Genesis chapter 40 verses 14-15 (NIV)   But when all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness; mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison. I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon.”…

Genesis chapter 39 verses 2 – 4 (NIV)  The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did,  Joseph found favour in his eyes and became…

Genesis chapter 37 verse 8 (NIV)  His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said. Sometimes people will take umbrage at what we say with regards to matters of faith, particularly…

Psalm 10 verses 4-5 (NIV)   In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. His ways are always prosperous, your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies.  The verses in this psalm remind me why pride is such a dangerous…

Proverbs Chapter 2 verses 1-5 (NIV)  My son, if you accept my words    and store up my commands within you,   turning your ear to wisdom    and applying your heart to understanding— indeed, if you call out for insight   and cry aloud for understanding,  and if you look for it as for…

Genesis chapter 31 verse 48-50 (NIV)  Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me today.” That is why it was called Galeed. It was also called Mizpah, because he said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other. If you ill-treat my daughters or…