Let me truly respect your laws, so I won't be ashamed.
Today the LORD your God has commanded you to obey these laws and teachings with all your heart and soul.
Children, stay united in your hearts with Christ. Then when he returns, we will have confidence and won't have to hide in shame.
We can be proud of our clear conscience. We have always lived honestly and sincerely, especially when we were with you. And we were guided by God's wonderful kindness instead of by the wisdom of this world.
When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said, “Here is a true descendant of our ancestor Israel. And he isn't deceitful.”
but he still did wrong and refused to obey the LORD.
Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life.
Thinking about your commands will keep me from doing some foolish thing.
You bless them by saying, “You told me your sins, without trying to hide them, and now I forgive you.”
Then you will be captured and punished by foreign enemies.
I obey you with all my heart, and I trust you, knowing that you will save me.
Even though Amaziah obeyed the LORD by doing right, he refused to be completely faithful.
As long as Asa lived, he was faithful to the LORD, even though he did not destroy the local shrines in Israel.