Psalm 17:3b-5 (NLT) "I am determined not to sin in what I say. I have followed your commands, which keep me from following cruel and evil people. My steps have stayed on your path; I have not wavered from following you."

Jeremiah 9:23-24. Thus says the LORD, "Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things," declares the LORD.

Proverbs 28: 1  The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions. 

Romans 8:26 NLT And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. 

Proverbs 3:11-12 NLT My child, don’t reject the lord ’s discipline, and don’t be upset when he corrects you. For the lord corrects those he loves,