My child, don't forget what I teach you. Always remember what I tell you to do.

A nation without God's guidance is a nation without order. Happy are those who keep God's law!

of those who are true to his covenant and who faithfully obey his commands.

As long as you obey his commands, you are safe, and a wise person knows how and when to do it.

After all this, there is only one thing to say: Have reverence for God, and obey his commands, because this is all that we were created for.

But I did command them to obey me, so that I would be their God and they would be my people. And I told them to live the way I had commanded them, so that things would go well for them.

"You are right," Jesus replied; "do this and you will live."

But Jesus answered, "Rather, how happy are those who hear the word of God and obey it!"

"If you love me, you will obey my commandments.

"Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. My Father will love those who love me; I too will love them and reveal myself to them."

Jesus answered him, "Those who love me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and my Father and I will come to them and live with them.

If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love.

My commandment is this: love one another, just as I love you.

And you are my friends if you do what I command you.

For whether or not a man is circumcised means nothing; what matters is to obey God's commandments.

If we obey God's commands, then we are sure that we know him.

If we say that we know him, but do not obey his commands, we are liars and there is no truth in us.

We receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.

For our love for God means that we obey his commands. And his commands are not too hard for us,

Happy are those who wash their robes clean and so have the right to eat the fruit from the tree of life and to go through the gates into the city.

Those who are good travel a road that avoids evil; so watch where you are going---it may save your life.

If you want to stay out of trouble, be careful what you say.

If you love your life, stay away from the traps that catch the wicked along the way.

His death is his own fault, because he paid no attention to the warning. If he had paid attention, he could have escaped.

Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not! There is nothing you can give to regain your life.

If you refuse good advice, you are asking for trouble; follow it and you are safe.

If you refuse to learn, you are hurting yourself. If you accept correction, you will become wiser.