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Psa 85:8 — I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

hear		Hab 2:1; Hbr 12:25
for he		Psa 29:11; Isa 57:19; Zec 9:10; Jhn 14:27; Jhn 20:19,26; Act 10:36; 2Cr 5:18-20; Eph 2:17; 2Th 3:16
to his		Psa 50:5; Eph 1:1,2
but		Psa 130:4; Jhn 5:14; Jhn 8:11; Act 3:26; Gal 4:9; 2Ti 2:19; Hbr 10:26-29; 2Pe 2:20-22; Rev 2:4,5; Rev 3:19
folly		Gen 34:7; 1Sa 25:25; Pro 25:11; Pro 27:22

Correlating Passages

hear

	Hab 2:1	I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
	Hbr 12:25	See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape], if we turn away from him that [speaketh] from heaven:

for he

	Psa 29:11	The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
	Isa 57:19	I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to [him that is] far off, and to [him that is] near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
	Zec 9:10	And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion [shall be] from sea [even] to sea, and from the river [even] to the ends of the earth.
	Jhn 14:27	Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
	Jhn 20:19	Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.
	Jhn 20:26	And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: [then] came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace [be] unto you.
	Act 10:36	The word which [God] sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
	2Cr 5:18	And all things [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
	2Cr 5:19	To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
	2Cr 5:20	Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech [you] by us: we pray [you] in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
	Eph 2:17	And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
	2Th 3:16	Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord [be] with you all.

to his

	Psa 50:5	Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
	Eph 1:1	Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
	Eph 1:2	Grace [be] to you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ.

but

	Psa 130:4	But [there is] forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
	Jhn 5:14	Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
	Jhn 8:11	She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
	Act 3:26	Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
	Gal 4:9	But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
	2Ti 2:19	Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
	Hbr 10:26	For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
	Hbr 10:27	But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
	Hbr 10:28	He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
	Hbr 10:29	Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
	2Pe 2:20	For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
	2Pe 2:21	For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known [it], to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
	2Pe 2:22	But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog [is] turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
	Rev 2:4	Nevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
	Rev 2:5	Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
	Rev 3:19	As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

folly

	Gen 34:7	And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard [it]: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
	1Sa 25:25	Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, [even] Nabal: for as his name [is], so [is] he; Nabal [is] his name, and folly [is] with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
	Pro 25:11	A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
	Pro 27:22	Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him.

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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 85:8," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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