Watchfulness

How Nave’s arranged it

• General scriptures concerning Jude 1:20,21Exodus 23:13Exodus 34:12Deuteronomy 4:9Deuteronomy 4:23Deuteronomy 6:17Deuteronomy 11:16Deuteronomy 12:13Deuteronomy 27:9Joshua 22:5Joshua 23:111 Kings 2:31 Kings 2:41 Kings 8:252 Chronicles 19:7Nehemiah 4:9Job 36:18–21Psalms 39:1Psalms 102:7Psalms 119:9Psalms 141:3
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The passages, in Bible order (80)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Exodus 23:13

   Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.

   ›Commentary on Exodus 23:131 voice

   “And in all things that I have said unto you, be circumspect,....

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2. Exodus 34:12

   Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.

   ›Commentary on Exodus 34:121 voice

   “When the Lord handed over to you the land of the Canaanites, he said, "Take care, therefore, not to make a covenant with these inhabitants of the land that you are to enter; else they will immediately become a snare among you." Now we believe …

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3. Deuteronomy 4:9

   Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.

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   “Only take heed to thyself,....

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4. Deuteronomy 4:23

   Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:231 voice

   “Take heed unto yourselves,....

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5. Deuteronomy 6:17

   You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you.

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 6:171 voice

   “You shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God,.... Not only the ten commands, but all others: and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee; those of a judicial and ceremonial kind.

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6. Deuteronomy 11:16

   But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods,

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 11:161 voice

   “Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived,....

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7. Deuteronomy 12:13

   Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 12:131 voice

   “Take heed to thyself, that thou offer not thy burnt offerings,.... And so any other, this is put for all the rest: in every place that thou seest; which might take with their fancy, seem pleasant, and so a proper and suitable place to sacrifice in, as on high places, and under green trees; but they were not to indulge their own fancies and imaginations, or follow the customs of others, but keep to the rules prescribed them by the Lord, and to the place fixed by him for his worship.

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8. Deuteronomy 27:9

   Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be silent, O Israel, and listen! This day you have become the people of the LORD your God.

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 27:91 voice

   “And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel,.... The priests who were Levites, as all the priests that were lawful ones were; and there were none but such at this time, who were.

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9. Joshua 22:5

   But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

   ›Commentary on Joshua 22:52 voices

   “But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law,....

   “After these things Jesus [Joshua] assembles the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, who had served as soldiers with him to overcome the foes of the Israelites, and he dismisses them to go to their inheritance with certain gifts given to them, as it is written.

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10. Joshua 23:11

    Therefore watch yourselves carefully, that you love the LORD your God.

    ›Commentary on Joshua 23:111 voice

    “Take good heed therefore unto yourselves,.... To be upon their guard, and to be watchful, were very necessary to them, that they might not be ensnared by the Canaanites, and drawn aside by them into idolatry, and so apostatize from the Lord and his worship, since their temptations would be many: that ye love the Lord your God; which would the most strongly influence and engage them to serve and worship the Lord, and obey his commands, and be the best preservative against idolatry and false worship.

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11. 1 Kings 2:3

    And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as is written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,

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    “And keep the charge of the Lord thy God,....

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12. 1 Kings 2:4

    and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

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13. 1 Kings 8:25

    Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’

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    “Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him,....

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14. 2 Chronicles 19:7

    And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”

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15. Nehemiah 4:9

    So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.

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    “And we prayed to our God, etc. This is the only refuge against all the enemies of the Church, namely prayer to God, and the industry of teachers who meditating day and night on his law, fortify the hearts of the faithful against the snares …

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16. Job 36:18–21

    Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.

    ›Commentary on Job 36:18–211 voice

    “[MORAL INTERPRETATION] Having given rapidly a figurative exposition of these words, we must now gather their moral meaning; that, having learned the figure of the Church, which we believe to be generally described, we may learn what we may specially gather from these words in each single case. He says therefore, Let not, therefore, anger overcome thee, to oppress any one. Every one, who is required to correct the vices of others, ought first of all to look carefully into himself; lest, while punishing others' faults, he himself should be overcome by his zeal for punishment.

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