2 Samuel 22:27
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27 with the pure you show yourself pure,
and with the crooked you show yourself shrewd.(A)
Matthew 5:8
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8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.(A)
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Psalm 18:26
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26 with the pure you show yourself pure;
and with the crooked you show yourself shrewd.(A)
Leviticus 26:23-28
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23 “If in spite of these punishments you have not turned back to me but continue hostile to me,(A) 24 then I, too, will continue hostile to you: I myself will strike you sevenfold for your sins.(B) 25 I will bring the sword against you, executing vengeance for the covenant, and if you withdraw into your cities, I will send pestilence among you, and you shall be delivered into enemy hands.(C) 26 When I cut off your supply of bread,[a] ten women shall bake your bread in a single oven, and they shall dole out your bread by weight, and though you eat, you shall not be satisfied.(D)
27 “But if, despite this, you disobey me and continue hostile to me, 28 I will continue hostile to you in fury; I in turn will punish you myself sevenfold for your sins.
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- 26.26 Heb staff of bread
Isaiah 45:9
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9 Woe to those who strive with their Maker,
earthen vessels with the potter![a]
Does the clay say to the one who fashions it, “What are you making”?
or “Your work has no handles”?(A)
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- 45.9 Cn: Heb with the potsherds or with the potters
Psalm 125:5
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5 But those who turn aside to their own crooked ways,
the Lord will lead away with evildoers.
Peace be upon Israel!(A)
Deuteronomy 28:58-61
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58 “If you do not diligently observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, fearing this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God,(A) 59 then the Lord will overwhelm both you and your offspring with severe and lasting afflictions and grievous and lasting maladies. 60 He will bring back upon you all the diseases of Egypt, of which you were in dread, and they shall cling to you.(B) 61 Every other malady and affliction, even though not recorded in the book of this law, the Lord will inflict on you until you are destroyed.(C)
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Exodus 18:11
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11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods, because he delivered the people from the Egyptians,[a] when they dealt arrogantly with them.”(A)
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