Jos 1:7, Mal 2:8-9, Rom 13:1-6, Tit 3:1, 1Pe 2:13-15, 2Pe 2:10 | ESV | STEP | Only be strong and very courageous , being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left , that you may have good success wherever you go .

Joshua 1:7

7 Only be strong and ^avery courageous, being careful to do according to all the law ^bthat Moses my servant commanded you. ^cDo not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success ^{▼▼Or may act wisely} wherever you go.

Malachi 2:8-9

8 But you have turned aside from the way. ^eYou have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted ^fthe covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts, 9 and so ^gI make you despised and abased before all the people, inasmuch as you do not keep my ways but ^hshow partiality in your instruction.”

Romans 13:1-6

Submission to the Authorities

1 Let every person ⁱbe subject to the governing authorities. For ^jthere is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you ^kwill receive his approval, 4 for ^lhe is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, ^man avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also ⁿfor the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.

Titus 3:1

Be Ready for Every Good Work

1 Remind them ^oto be submissive to rulers and authorities, ^pto be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

1 Peter 2:13-15

Submission to Authority

13 ^qBe subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, ^{▼▼Or every institution ordained for people} whether it be to the emperor ^{▼▼Or king; also verse 17} as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him ^tto punish those who do evil and ^uto praise those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, ^vthat by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.

2 Peter 2:10

10 and especially ^wthose who indulge ^{▼▼Greek who go after the flesh} in the lust of defiling passion and ^ydespise authority.

Bold and willful, they do not tremble ^zas they blaspheme the glorious ones,