Hosea 12:6

New Century Version

You must return to your God; love him, do what is just, and always trust in him as your God.

Cross References

Genesis 49:18

“Lord, I wait for your salvation.

Psalm 123:2

Slaves depend on their masters, and a female servant depends on her mistress. In the same way, we depend on the Lord our God; we wait for him to show us mercy.

Psalm 27:14

Wait for the Lord’s help. Be strong and brave, and wait for the Lord’s help.

Psalm 37:7

Wait and trust the Lord. Don’t be upset when others get rich or when someone else’s plans succeed.

Exodus 3:15

God also said to Moses, “This is what you should tell the people: ‘The Lord is the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. He sent me to you.’ This will always be my name, by which people from now on will know me.

Proverbs 1:23

If only you had listened when I corrected you, I would have told you what’s in my heart; I would have told you what I am thinking.

Proverbs 21:3

Doing what is right and fair is more important to the Lord than sacrifices.

Isaiah 1:16

Wash yourselves and make yourselves clean. Stop doing the evil things I see you do. Stop doing wrong.

Isaiah 30:18

The Lord wants to show his mercy to you. He wants to rise and comfort you. The Lord is a fair God, and everyone who waits for his help will be happy.

Isaiah 31:6

You children of Israel, come back to the God you fought against.

Isaiah 40:31

But the people who trust the Lord will become strong again. They will rise up as an eagle in the sky; they will run and not need rest; they will walk and not become tired.

Isaiah 58:6

“I will tell you the kind of fast I want: Free the people you have put in prison unfairly and undo their chains. Free those to whom you are unfair and stop their hard labor.

Isaiah 8:17

I will wait for the Lord to help us, the Lord who is ashamed of the family of Israel. I will wait for him.

Jeremiah 22:15

“Does having a lot of cedar in your house make you a great king? Your father was satisfied to have food and drink. He did what was right and fair, so everything went well for him.

Ezekiel 18:30

“So I will judge you, people of Israel; I will judge each of you by what you do, says the Lord God. Change your hearts and stop all your sinning so sin will not bring your ruin.

Hosea 10:12

I said, ‘Plant goodness, harvest the fruit of loyalty, plow the new ground of knowledge. Look for the Lord until he comes and pours goodness on you like water.’

Hosea 14:1

Israel, return to the Lord your God, because your sins have made you fall.

Hosea 4:1

People of Israel, listen to the Lord’s message. The Lord has this against you who live in the land: “The people are not true, not loyal to God, nor do those who live in the land even know him.

Joel 2:12

The Lord says, “Even now, come back to me with all your heart. Fast, cry, and be sad.”

Joel 2:13

Tearing your clothes is not enough to show you are sad; let your heart be broken. Come back to the Lord your God, because he is kind and shows mercy. He doesn’t become angry quickly, and he has great love. He can change his mind about doing harm.

Amos 4:13

He is the one who makes the mountains and creates the wind and makes his thoughts known to people. He changes the dawn into darkness and walks over the mountains of the earth. His name is the Lord God All-Powerful.

Amos 5:24

But let justice flow like a river, and let goodness flow like a never-ending stream.

Micah 6:8

The Lord has told you, human, what is good; he has told you what he wants from you: to do what is right to other people, love being kind to others, and live humbly, obeying your God.

Micah 7:7

Israel says, “I will look to the Lord for help. I will wait for God to save me; my God will hear me.

Habakkuk 2:3

It is not yet time for the message to come true, but that time is coming soon; the message will come true. It may seem like a long time, but be patient and wait for it, because it will surely come; it will not be delayed.

Zephaniah 3:8

Just wait,” says the Lord. “Someday I will stand up as a witness. I have decided that I will gather nations and assemble kingdoms. I will pour out my anger on them, all my strong anger. My anger will be like fire that will burn up the whole world.

Zechariah 1:3

So tell the people: This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: ‘Return to me, and I will return to you,’ says the Lord All-Powerful.

Zechariah 7:9

“This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: ‘Do what is right and true. Be kind and merciful to each other.

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things you should do: Tell each other the truth. In the courts judge with truth and complete fairness.

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, “Change your hearts and lives and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 26:20

I began telling people that they should change their hearts and lives and turn to God and do things to show they really had changed. I told this first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem, and in every part of Judea, and also to the other people.

James 1:27

Religion that God accepts as pure and without fault is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help, and keeping yourself free from the world’s evil influence.

James 2:13

So you must show mercy to others, or God will not show mercy to you when he judges you. But the person who shows mercy can stand without fear at the judgment.