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Quote Left Next to theology I give to music the highest place and honor. And we see how David and all the saints have wrought their godly thoughts into verse, rhyme, and song. Quote Right
Quote Left The salvation of the lost is not best accomplished by great popular campaigns, conducted by a small minority of specialists in public evangelism, but by the godly, honest witness of believers individually. It is pure irresponsibility to leave the evangelization of the lost to the 'experts,' as many are doing today. God would have every believer do his part to win the lost to Christ by prayer, personal witness and sincere godliness. Quote Right
Quote Left Unique among the nations, America recognized the source of our character as being godly and eternal, not being civic and temporal. And because we have understood that our source is eternal, America has been different. We have no king but Jesus. Quote Right
Quote Left Proverbs 4:5: Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. (NIV)

Get skillful and godly Wisdom, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation); do not forget and do not turn back from the words of my mouth. (AMP)

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. (KJV)

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Quote Left Preaching is to much avail, but practice is far more effective. A godly life is the strongest argument you can offer the skeptic. Quote Right
Quote Left Hebrews 12:28: Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe (NIV)

Let us therefore, receiving a kingdom that is firm and stable and cannot be shaken, offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship, with modesty and pious care and godly fear and awe (AMP)

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: (KJV)

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Quote Left Titus 2:12: It teaches us to say 'No' to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, (NIV)

It has trained us to reject and renounce all ungodliness (irreligion) and worldly (passionate) desires, to live discreet (temperate, self-controlled), upright, devout (spiritually whole) lives in this present world (AMP)

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; (KJV)

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Quote Left 1 Timothy 1:4: Or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God's work – which is by faith. (NIV)

Nor to give importance to or occupy themselves with legends (fables, myths) and endless genealogies, which foster and promote useless speculations and questionings rather than acceptance in faith of God's administration and the divine training that is in faith (in that leaning of the entire human personality on God in absolute trust and confidence)-- (AMP)

Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. (KJV)

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Quote Left Hebrews 5:7: During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. (NIV)

In the days of His flesh [Jesus] offered up definite, special petitions [for that which He not only wanted but needed] and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him Who was [always] able to save Him [out] from death, and He was heard because of His reverence toward God [His godly fear, His piety, in that He shrank from the horrors of separation from the bright presence of the Father]. (AMP)

Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; (KJV)

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Quote Left 1 Peter 3:1: Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives (NIV)

IN LIKE manner, you married women, be submissive to your own husbands [subordinate yourselves as being secondary to and dependent on them, and adapt yourselves to them], so that even if any do not obey the Word [of God], they may be won over not by discussion but by the [godly] lives of their wives (AMP)

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; (KJV)

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Quote Left 2 Timothy 3:12: In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted (NIV)

Indeed all who delight in piety and are determined to live a devoted and godly life in Christ Jesus will meet with persecution [will be made to suffer because of their religious stand]. (AMP)

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. (KJV)

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Quote Left Proverbs 1:7: The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (NIV)

The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is the beginning and the principal and choice part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence]; but fools despise skillful and godly Wisdom, instruction, and discipline. [Ps. 111:10.](AMP)

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (KJV)

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Quote Left Proverbs 4:7: The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. (NIV)

The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom (skillful and godly Wisdom)! [For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing.] And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation). [James 1:5.](AMP)

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. (KJV)

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Quote Left 2 Peter 1:3: His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. (NIV)

For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue). (AMP)

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: (KJV)

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Quote Left 3 John 1:6: They have told the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God. (NIV)

They have testified before the church of your love and friendship. You will do well to forward them on their journey [and you will please do so] in a way worthy of God's [service]. (AMP)

Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: (KJV)

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Member Quotes About Godly

Quote Left In this age of Grace (which doesn't mean we abrogate but fulfill the law) we are to be: A prophet by encouraging what God's Word says, and by warning of what God's Word says (Ezekiel 3:21) we are to be a priest by ministering to others to serve others graciously (2 Cor. 9:7) and we are to be kings as we rule our lives according to godly living (1 Peter 2) 1 Peter 4:11c "that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ" Quote Right
Quote Left “Music is heard in the background. As the movement becomes sharper; the many dancers acting but as one. She is one with her secret. As the time draws near, the woman's body begins to push. With the rhythm of the music and the beat of the dancer's feet; her secret almost revealed.” ? Lisa C. Miller, Godly Inspirations For The Troubled Soul Quote Right
Quote Left Human dignity is sacred to all. Who defiles it is an enemy of what is dignified and godly. Quote Right
Quote Left A godly heart is purely a heart of gold; and gold is purely the heart of God; and it is why a heart of gold is purely priceless, a treasure that most will fail to value, never discovering a heart of pure love. Quote Right
Quote Left I'd like to think that if we don't have material things then we at least have something that everybody doesn't, something godly. Quote Right

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