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Hen that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honor.

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Rom. 2:7• ⁷to those that with patience in good work seek for glory and honour and incorruption, eternal life; (Rom. 2:7)

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Prov. 15:9• ⁹The way of the wicked [is] an abomination to Jehovah;{HR}But him that pursueth righteousness he loveth. (Prov. 15:9)

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Isa. 51:1• ¹Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock [whence] ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit [whence] ye were digged. (Isa. 51:1)

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Hos. 6:3• ³{i}And we shall know, — we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth.{/i} (Hos. 6:3)

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Matt. 5:6• ⁶Blessed they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled. (Matt. 5:6)

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Rom. 14:19• ¹⁹So then let us pursue the things of peace and the things of edifying one another. (Rom. 14:19)

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Phil. 3:12• ¹²Not that I already received [it] or am already perfected; but I pursue if I may also lay hold, for that also I have been laid hold of by Christ. (Phil. 3:12)

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1 Thess. 5:21• ²¹but prove all things; hold fast that which is good; (1 Thess. 5:21)

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1 Tim. 6:11• ¹¹But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit. (1 Tim. 6:11)

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2 Tim. 2:22• ²²But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. (2 Tim. 2:22)

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Heb. 12:14• ¹⁴Pursue peace with all, and holiness apart from which no one shall see the Lord, (Heb. 12:14)

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Prov. 22:4• ⁴The reward of humility, the fear of Jehovah,{HR}[Is] riches and honour, and life. (Prov. 22:4)

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Rom. 2:7‑10• ⁷to those that with patience in good work seek for glory and honour and incorruption, eternal life;
⁸but to those that are contentious and disobey the truth but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation,
⁹tribulation and anguish on every soul of man that worketh out evil, both of Jew first and of Greek;
¹⁰but glory and honour and peace to everyone that worketh good, both to Jew first and to Greek; (Rom. 2:7‑10)

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1 Cor. 15:58• ⁵⁸Wherefore, my brethren beloved, be firm, immoveable, abounding in the work of the Lord always, knowing that your toil is not empty in [the] Lord. (1 Cor. 15:58)

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2 Tim. 4:7‑8• ⁷The good combat I have combated, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept:
⁸henceforth is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me in that day; and not to me only, but also to all those that love his appearing. (2 Tim. 4:7‑8)

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1 Peter 1:7• ⁷that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold that perisheth though proved by fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at [the] revelation of Jesus Christ: (1 Peter 1:7)

• The empty glory of this world, the plaudits of the carnally-minded, are worth little after all. But to be honored by God, and by those who love Him—this abides forever. He delights to bestow His blessing upon those who esteem His Word and yield obedience to His truth. (“Proverbs Twenty-One” by H.A. Ironside)

• See Asa, king of Judah, and note how he ever prospered as he sought what was pleasing to God. His only recorded errors but emphasize this (2 Chron. 14-16). (“Proverbs Twenty-One” by H.A. Ironside)

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He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

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He that followeth after righteousness and mercy{HR}Findeth life, righteousness, and honour.