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3.27 | Pray for Grace to Direct, Quicken, Strengthen, and Assist you that you may Walk Wisely

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SECTION 3 | Confession | 3.27 | Pray for Grace to Direct, Quicken, Strengthen, and Assist you that you may Walk Wisely

I must pray for grace to direct and quicken me to, and to strengthen and assist me in, my duty, in the whole course of my life.

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Let the grace of God, which has appeared, bringing salvation for us and for all people, effectually train us to renounce all ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this present age, waiting for the blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. Titus 2:11-14(ESV)

ESV First Person

Let the grace of God, which has appeared, bringing salvation for me and for all people, effectually train me to renounce all ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live a self-controlled, upright, and godly life in this present age, waiting for the blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of my great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for his people to redeem them from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. Titus 2:11-14(ESV)

KJV Corporate

Let the grace of God, which hath appeared to us and to all men, bringing salvation, effectually teach us to deny all ungodliness and worldly, fleshly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world, looking for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Titus 2:11-14(KJV)

KJV First Person

Let the grace of God, which hath appeared to me and to all men, bringing salvation, effectually teach me to deny all ungodliness and worldly, fleshly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world, looking for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and my Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave himself for his people, that he might redeem them from all iniquity and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Titus 2:11-14(KJV)

NASB Corporate

Let the grace of God, which has appeared, bringing salvation to us and to all men, effectually instruct us to deny all ungodliness and worldly desires, and to live sensibly, righteously, and godly in this present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. Titus 2:11-14(NASB)

NASB First Person

Let the grace of God, which has appeared, bringing salvation to me and to all men, effectually instruct me to deny all ungodliness and worldly desires, and to live sensibly, righteously, and godly in this present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of my great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for His people to redeem them from every lawless deed and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. Titus 2:11-14(NASB)

NIV Corporate

Let the grace of God, which has appeared to us and to all men, bringing salvation, effectually teach us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope – the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. Titus 2:11-14(NIV)

NIV First Person

Let the grace of God, which has appeared to me and to all men, bringing salvation, effectually teach me to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live a self-controlled, upright, and godly life in this present age, while I wait for the blessed hope – the glorious appearing of my great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for his people to redeem them from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. Titus 2:11-14(NIV)

That I may be prudent and discreet in my duty.

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ESV Corporate

You have said, “If anyone lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.” James 1:5(ESV) Lord, we want wisdom; make us wise as serpents and innocent as doves, Matthew 10:16(ESV) that wisdom may make our faces shine, Ecclesiastes 8:1(ESV) and may be better to us than weapons of war. Ecclesiastes 9:18(ESV)

Enable us to walk in wisdom towards outsiders, making the best use of the time. Colossians 4:5(ESV)

Give us to order all our affairs with discretion and to behave ourselves wisely, to ponder the way that is blameless and to walk with integrity of heart. Psalm 101:2(ESV)

ESV First Person

You have said, “If anyone lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.” James 1:5(ESV) Lord, I want wisdom; make me wise as a serpent and innocent as a dove, Matthew 10:16(ESV) that wisdom may make my face shine, Ecclesiastes 8:1(ESV) and may be better to me than weapons of war. Ecclesiastes 9:18(ESV)

Enable me to walk in wisdom towards outsiders, making the best use of the time. Colossians 4:5(ESV)

Give me to order all my affairs with discretion and to behave myself wisely, to ponder the way that is blameless and to walk with integrity of heart. Psalm 101:2(ESV)

KJV Corporate

Thou hast said, If any man lacks wisdom, he must ask it of God, who gives to all men liberally and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him. James 1:5(KJV) Lord, we want wisdom; make us wise as serpents and harmless as doves, Matthew 10:16(KJV) that wisdom may make our face to shine, Ecclesiastes 8:1(KJV) and may be better to us than weapons of war. Ecclesiastes 9:18(KJV)

Enable us to walk in wisdom towards them that are without, redeeming the time. Colossians 4:5(KJV)

Give us to order all our affairs with discretion and to behave ourselves wisely, in a perfect way, with a perfect heart. Psalm 101:2(KJV)

KJV First Person

Thou hast said, If any man lacks wisdom, he must ask it of God, who gives to all men liberally and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him. James 1:5(KJV) Lord, I want wisdom; make me wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove, Matthew 10:16(KJV) that wisdom may make my face to shine, Ecclesiastes 8:1(KJV) and may be better to me than weapons of war. Ecclesiastes 9:18(KJV)

Enable me to walk in wisdom towards them that are without, redeeming the time. Colossians 4:5(KJV)

Give me to order all my affairs with discretion and to behave myself wisely, in a perfect way, with a perfect heart. Psalm 101:2(KJV)

NASB Corporate

You have said, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given him.” James 1:5(NASB) Lord, we want wisdom; make us shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves, Matthew 10:16(NASB) that wisdom may make our faces beam, Ecclesiastes 8:1(NASB) and may be better to us than weapons of war. Ecclesiastes 9:18(NASB)

Enable us to conduct ourselves with wisdom towards outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. Colossians 4:5(NASB)

Give us to order all our affairs with discretion and to give heed to the blameless way, to walk in the integrity of our hearts. Psalm 101:2(NASB)

NASB First Person

You have said, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given him.” James 1:5(NASB) Lord, I want wisdom; make me shrewd as a serpent and innocent as a dove, Matthew 10:16(NASB) that wisdom may make my face beam, Ecclesiastes 8:1(NASB) and may be better to me than weapons of war. Ecclesiastes 9:18(NASB)

Enable me to conduct myself with wisdom towards outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. Colossians 4:5(NASB)

Give me to order all my affairs with discretion and to give heed to the blameless way, to walk in the integrity of my heart. Psalm 101:2(NASB)

NIV Corporate

You have said, “If any man lacks wisdom, he should ask it of God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5(NIV) Lord, we want wisdom; make us as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves, Matthew 10:16(NIV) that wisdom may brighten our faces, Ecclesiastes 8:1(NIV) and may be better to us than weapons of war. Ecclesiastes 9:18(NIV)

Enable us to be wise in the way we act toward outsiders, making the most of every opportunity. Colossians 4:5(NIV)

Give us to order all our affairs with discretion and to be careful to lead a blameless life, in a blameless way, with a blameless heart. Psalm 101:2(NIV)

NIV First Person

You have said, “If any man lacks wisdom, he should ask it of God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5(NIV) Lord, I want wisdom; make me as shrewd as a snake and as innocent as a dove, Matthew 10:16(NIV) that wisdom may brighten my face, Ecclesiastes 8:1(NIV) and may be better to me than weapons of war. Ecclesiastes 9:18(NIV)

Enable me to be wise in the way I act toward outsiders, making the most of every opportunity. Colossians 4:5(NIV)

Give me to order all my affairs with discretion and to be careful to lead a blameless life, in a blameless way, with a blameless heart. Psalm 101:2(NIV)

3.27 | Pray for Grace to Direct, Quicken, Strengthen, and Assist you that you may Walk Wisely

I must pray for grace to direct and quicken me to, and to strengthen and assist me in, my duty, in the whole course of my life.

That I may be prudent and discreet in my duty.

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3.27 | Pray for Grace to Direct, Quicken, Strengthen, and Assist you that you may Walk Wisely

I must pray for grace to direct and quicken me to, and to strengthen and assist me in, my duty, in the whole course of my life.

That I may be prudent and discreet in my duty.

Previous: Pray for Grace to Govern your Tongue

Next: Pray for Grace to Assist you that you may be Honest in your Duty

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