Ezra 7:10

7:10 Now Ezra had dedicated himself ¹  to the study of the law of the Lord, to its observance, and to teaching ²  its statutes and judgments in Israel.

Nehemia 8:1

8:1 all the people gathered together ³  in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked ⁴  Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel.

Mazmur 119:151

119:151 You are near, O Lord,

and all your commands are reliable. ⁵ 

Yeremia 23:22

23:22 But if they had stood in my inner circle, ⁶ 

they would have proclaimed my message to my people.

They would have caused my people to turn from their wicked ways

and stop doing the evil things they are doing.

Maleakhi 2:6

2:6 He taught what was true; ⁷  sinful words were not found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and integrity, and he turned many people away from sin.

[7:10]  ¹ tn Heb “established his heart.”

[7:10]  ² tn Heb “to do and to teach.” The expression may be a hendiadys, in which case it would have the sense of “effectively teaching.”

[8:1]  ³ tn Heb “like one man.”

[8:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “said [to].”

[119:151]  ⁵ tn Or “truth.”

[23:22]  ⁶ tn Or “had been my confidant.” See the note on v. 18.

[2:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “True teaching was in his mouth”; cf. NASB, NRSV “True instruction (doctrine NAB) was in his mouth.”