8 This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth;  * you are to meditate on  * it day and night so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do.  *

105 Your word is a lamp for my feet  *

and a light on my path.

130 The revelation of your words  * brings light

and gives understanding to the inexperienced.  *

97 How I love your instruction!  *

It is my meditation all day long.  *

98 Your command makes me wiser than my enemies,  *

for it is always with me.

99 I have more insight than all my teachers

because your decrees are my meditation.  *

9 How can a young man keep his way pure?

By keeping your  *  word.  *

10 I have sought you with all my heart;  *

don’t let me wander from your commands.  *

11 I have treasured your word in my heart  *

so that I may not sin against you.

16 All Scripture is inspired by God  *,* and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.  *

39 You pore over the Scriptures*because you think you have eternal life in them, and yet they testify about me.*

4 For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction,  * so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.

3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy,  * and blessed are those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep  * what is written in it, because the time is near.

13 Until I come,  * give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching.

11 The people here were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, since they received the word with eagerness and examined  * the Scriptures  * daily to see if these things were so.

10 Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach  * its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

8 They read out of the book of the law of God, translating and giving the meaning so that the people could understand what was read.

24 Jesus spoke to them, "Isn’t this the reason why you’re mistaken: you don’t know the Scriptures*or the power*of God?*

6 These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart.  *7 Repeat them to your children.  * Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol  * on your forehead.  *,*

1 My son, if you accept my words  *

and store up my commands within you,

2 listening closely  * to wisdom

and directing your heart to understanding;

3 furthermore, if you call out to insight

and lift your voice to understanding,

4 if you seek it like silver

and search for it like hidden treasure,  *

5 then you will understand the fear of the  Lord

and discover the knowledge of God.

6 For the Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.  *