The Lord preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.
Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me!
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children;
Do not remember against us our former iniquities; let your compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low.
May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.
And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.
Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.
For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.
Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes and were brought low through their iniquity.
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