21 Far be it from us that we should forsake the law and the ordinances. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 2:21
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4 Maccabees 5:16–18
16 “We, O Antiochus, who are persuaded that we live under a divine law, consider no compulsion to be so forcible as obedience to that law. (WEB) 17 Therefore we consider that we ought not to transgress the law in any way. (WEB) 18 Indeed, were our law (as you suppose) not truly div… (WEB)
Joshua 24:15–17
15 But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we w…
4 Maccabees 5:28–30
28 But you won’t have this cause of laughter against me, (WEB) 29 nor will I transgress the sacred oaths of my forefathers to keep the law. (WEB) 30 No, not if you pluck out my eyes, and consume my entrails. (WEB)
1 Clement 21:3–5
3 Let us see how near He is, and how that nothing escapeth Him of our thoughts or our devices which we make. (1CL) 4 It is right therefore that we should not be deserters from His will. (1CL) 5 Let us rather give offense to foolish and senseless men who exalt themselves and boas… (1CL)
2 Baruch 44:3–4
3 But withdraw ye not from the way of the law, But guard and admonish the people which remain; 'Lest they withdraw from the commandments of the Mighty One, (2BA) 4 For ye see that He whom we serve is just, And our Creator is no respecter of persons. (2BA)
Psalms of Solomon 8:29–31
29 But Thou art our God from the beginning, And upon Thee is our hope set, O Lord; (PSS) 30 And we will not depart from Thee, For good are Thy judgements upon us. (PSS) 31 Ours and our children's be Thy good pleasure for ever; O Lord, our Saviour, we shall never more be moved. (PSS)
Psalms 44:17–19
17 All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant. 18 Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path. 19 But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.
Psalms 119:101–103
101 I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word. 102 I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me. 103 How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
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