Job 12:5
New Living Translation
5 People who are at ease mock those in trouble.
They give a push to people who are stumbling.
Luke 16:19-20
New Living Translation
Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
19 Jesus said, “There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury. 20 At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores.
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Luke 12:19
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19 And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
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Matthew 25:8
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8 Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’
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Amos 6:1-6
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6 What sorrow awaits you who lounge in luxury in Jerusalem,[a]
and you who feel secure in Samaria!
You are famous and popular in Israel,
and people go to you for help.
2 But go over to Calneh
and see what happened there.
Then go to the great city of Hamath
and down to the Philistine city of Gath.
You are no better than they were,
and look at how they were destroyed.
3 You push away every thought of coming disaster,
but your actions only bring the day of judgment closer.
4 How terrible for you who sprawl on ivory beds
and lounge on your couches,
eating the meat of tender lambs from the flock
and of choice calves fattened in the stall.
5 You sing trivial songs to the sound of the harp
and fancy yourselves to be great musicians like David.
6 You drink wine by the bowlful
and perfume yourselves with fragrant lotions.
You care nothing about the ruin of your nation.[b]
Jeremiah 13:16
New Living Translation
16 Give glory to the Lord your God
before it is too late.
Acknowledge him before he brings darkness upon you,
causing you to stumble and fall on the darkening mountains.
For then, when you look for light,
you will find only terrible darkness and gloom.
Proverbs 20:20
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20 If you insult your father or mother,
your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.
Proverbs 13:9
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9 The life of the godly is full of light and joy,
but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Psalm 123:3-4
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3 Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy,
for we have had our fill of contempt.
4 We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud
and the contempt of the arrogant.
Psalm 94:18
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18 I cried out, “I am slipping!”
but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me.
Psalm 17:5
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5 My steps have stayed on your path;
I have not wavered from following you.
Job 18:5
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5 “Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
The sparks of their fire will not glow.
Job 16:4
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4 I could say the same things if you were in my place.
I could spout off criticism and shake my head at you.
Job 6:5
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5 Don’t I have a right to complain?
Don’t wild donkeys bray when they find no grass,
and oxen bellow when they have no food?
Deuteronomy 32:35
New Living Translation
35 I will take revenge; I will pay them back.
In due time their feet will slip.
Their day of disaster will arrive,
and their destiny will overtake them.’
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