And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.

But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.

And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.

Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment.

He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.

The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.

Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.

Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases.

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.

Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled.

Which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.

For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.

The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.

You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.

We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

“Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.

Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle.

By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”