Psalms 4:3

4:3 Realize that the Lord shows the godly special favor;

the Lord responds when I cry out to him.

Psalms 4:2

4:2 You men, how long will you try to turn my honor into shame?

How long will you love what is worthless

and search for what is deceptive? (Selah)

Colossians 1:9-10

Paul’s Prayer for the Growth of the Church

1:9 For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 1:10 so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects – bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,

Titus 2:12

2:12 It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,