Psalms 119:9

A young person keeps his life pure by living according to God's word. It matters because Scripture is the practical means God gives for guarding against sin in every season of life.

Cross-references · 27

• 2 Tim 2:22Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• Jas 1:21–25Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
• 2 Tim 3:15–17And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
• Josh 1:7Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
• Ps 25:7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O LORD.
• Ps 119:11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
• Titus 2:4–6That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
• Ps 1:1–3Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
• Prov 1:10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
• Ps 34:11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
• Ps 19:7–11The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
• Ps 119:97–105O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
• John 15:3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
• Prov 6:20–35My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
• Eccl 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
• Prov 4:10–17Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
• Prov 1:4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
• Deut 6:6–9And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
• Prov 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
• Prov 7:7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
• Luke 15:13And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
• Job 1:5And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
• Ps 78:4–8We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
• Prov 5:7–23Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
• 2 Chr 6:16Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.
• Deut 17:18And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:
• Job 13:26For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.

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