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Ezra 6:10
so that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the lives of the king and his sons.
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Jeremiah 29:7
Seek the prosperity of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord in its behalf; for in its prosperity will be your prosperity.’
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1 Peter 2 9-1 Peter 2 13
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul.Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God on the day of visitation.Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,
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1 Thessalonians 4 11
and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we instructed you,
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Romans 13:1-7
Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;for it is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a servant of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for the sake of conscience.For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.Pay to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.
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Nehemiah 1:11
Please, Lord, may Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere Your name, and please make Your servant successful today and grant him mercy before this man.” Now I was the cupbearer to the king.
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Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not get involved with those of high rank,
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2 Samuel 20 19
I am one of those who are ready for peace and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city, even a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?”
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Psalms 20:1-4
May the Lord answer you on a day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!May He send you help from the sanctuary, And support you from Zion!May He remember all your meal offerings And accept your burnt offering! SelahMay He grant you your heart’s desire And fulfill your whole plan!
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Romans 12:18
If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people.
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Titus 2:10-14
not stealing, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect.For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people,instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly manner in the present age,looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, eager for good deeds.
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Luke 2:25
And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
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Psalms 72:1
Give the king Your judgments, God, And Your righteousness to the king’s son.
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Acts 10:22
They said,“ Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, was divinely directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear a message from you.”
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2 Peter 1 3-2 Peter 1 7
for His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.Through these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world on account of lust.Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,and in your knowledge, self control, and in your self control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness,and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.
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Luke 1:6
They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
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Ecclesiastes 8:2-5
I say,“ Keep the command of the king because of the oath before God.Do not be in a hurry to leave him. Do not join in an evil matter, for he will do whatever he pleases.”Since the word of the king is authoritative, who will say to him,“ What are you doing?”One who keeps a royal command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure.
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Acts 24:16
In view of this I also do my best to maintain a blameless conscience both before God and before other people, always.
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Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with all people, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
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Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
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Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime;moreover, that every person who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor— this is the gift of God.
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Genesis 49:14-15
“ Issachar is a strong donkey, Lying down between the sheepfolds.When he saw that a resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, He bowed his shoulder to carry burdens, And became a slave at forced labor.
