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Heedfulness.

From: The New Topical Textbook By: Reuben Archer Torrey

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Commanded. Ex. 23:13¹³And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth. (Exodus 23:13). Prov. 4:25-27²⁵Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. ²⁶Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. ²⁷Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. (Proverbs 4:25‑27).

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In the care of the soul. Deut. 4:9⁹Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons; (Deuteronomy 4:9).

In the house and worship of God. Ecc. 5:1.

In what we hear. Mar. 4:24.

In how we hear. Luke 3:18¹⁸And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people. (Luke 3:18).

In keeping God's commandments. Josh. 22:5⁵But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. (Joshua 22:5).

In conduct. Eph. 5:15¹⁵See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, (Ephesians 5:15).

In speech. Prov. 13:3³He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. (Proverbs 13:3). James 1:19¹⁹Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: (James 1:19).

In worldly company. Psa. 39:1¹<<To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.>> I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. (Psalm 39:1). Col. 4:5⁵Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. (Colossians 4:5).

In giving judgment. 1 Chron. 19:6,7⁶And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah. ⁷So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. (1 Chronicles 19:6‑7).

Against sin. Heb. 12:15,16¹⁵Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; ¹⁶Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. (Hebrews 12:15‑16).

Against unbelief. Heb. 3:12¹²Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. (Hebrews 3:12).

Against idolatry. Deut. 4:15,16¹⁵Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: ¹⁶Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, (Deuteronomy 4:15‑16).

Against false Christs, and false prophets. Matt. 24:4, 5, 23, 24⁴And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. ⁵For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. (Matthew 24:4‑5)
²³Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. ²⁴For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. (Matthew 24:23‑24),

Against false teachers. Phi. 3:§ Col. 2:8⁸Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. (Colossians 2:8). 2 Peter 3:16,17¹⁶As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. ¹⁷Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. (2 Peter 3:16‑17).

Against presumption. 1 Cor. 10:12¹²Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. (1 Corinthians 10:12).

Promises to. 1 Kin. 2:4. 1 Chr. 22:13¹³Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed. (1 Chronicles 22:13).

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