34 I will not play false to you, O law, my instructor, or forsake you, O beloved self-control! (WEB)
4 Maccabees 5:34
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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)
Psalms 119:105–107
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. 106 I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments. 107 I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.
Psalms 119:43–45
43 Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments. 44 I will always obey Your law, forever and ever. 45 And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.
Book of Jubilees 25:9–11
9 I swear before thee, mother, that all the days of my life I will not take me a wife from the daughters of the seed of Canaan, and I will not act wickedly as my brother has done. (JUB) 10 Fear not, mother; be assured that I shall do thy will and walk in uprightness, and… (JUB)
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!
Psalms 119:112–114
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end. 113 The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love. 114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.
Job 27:5–7
5 I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die. 6 I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me. 7 May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.
Psalms 119:7–9
7 I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments. 8 I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me. 9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
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