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 from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• Jas 1:21–25Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
• 2 Tim 3:15–17From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
• Josh 1:7Only be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded you. Don’t turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.
• Ps 25:7Don’t remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness’ sake, Yahweh.
• Ps 119:11I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
• Titus 2:4–6that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
• Ps 1:1–3Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
• Prov 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.
• Ps 34:11Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
• Ps 19:7–11Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s testimony is sure, making wise the simple.
• Ps 119:97–105How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.
• John 15:3You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
• Prov 6:20–35My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.
• Eccl 11:9Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
• Prov 4:10–17Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.
• Prov 1:4to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man:
• Deut 6:6–9These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart;
• Prov 4:1Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
• Prov 7:7I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,
• Luke 15:13Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.
• Job 1:5It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, 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 renounced God in their hearts.” Job did so continually.
• Ps 78:4–8We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of Yahweh, his strength, and his wondrous deeds that he has done.
• Prov 5:7–23Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.
• 2 Chr 6:16“Now therefore, Yahweh, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, ‘There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.’
• Deut 17:18It shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write himself a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the priests the Levites.
• Job 13:26For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth:

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