Deuteronomy 32:4
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4 The Rock, his work is perfect,
and all his ways are just.
A faithful God, without deceit,
just and upright is he;(A)
Psalm 92:15
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15 showing that the Lord is upright;
he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.(A)
Psalm 18:30-31
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30 This God—his way is perfect;
the promise of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.(A)
31 For who is God except the Lord?
And who is a rock besides our God?(B)
Deuteronomy 32:30-31
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30 How could one have routed a thousand
and two put a myriad to flight,
unless their Rock had sold them,
the Lord had given them up?(A)
31 Indeed, their rock is not like our Rock;
our enemies are fools.[a](B)
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- 32.31 Gk: Heb judges
Deuteronomy 32:18
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- 32.18 Or that fathered you
Daniel 4:37
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37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven,
for all his works are truth,
and his ways are justice;
he is able to bring low
those who walk in pride.(A)
Psalm 18:2
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2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my rock in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.(A)
Job 34:10
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10 “Therefore, hear me, you who have sense;
far be it from God that he should do wickedness
and from the Almighty[a] that he should do wrong.(A)
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- 34.10 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Matthew 5:48
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48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.(A)
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Isaiah 26:4
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- 26.4 Heb in Yah, the Lord
Genesis 18:25
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25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”(A)
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Romans 3:5
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5 But if our injustice serves to confirm the justice of God, what should we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.)(A)
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John 14:6
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6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.(A)
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John 1:14
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14 And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son,[a] full of grace and truth.(A)
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- 1.14 Or the Father’s only Son
Psalm 100:5
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5 For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever
and his faithfulness to all generations.(A)
2 Samuel 22:31-32
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31 This God—his way is perfect;
the promise of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.(A)
32 For who is God but the Lord?
And who is a rock except our God?(B)
Deuteronomy 32:15
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15 Jacob ate his fill;[a]
Jeshurun grew fat and kicked.
You grew fat, bloated, and gorged!
He abandoned God who made him
and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.(A)
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- 32.15 Q mss Sam Gk: MT lacks Jacob ate his fill
1 Peter 2:6
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6 For it stands in scripture:
“See, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”(A)
James 4:12
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12 There is one lawgiver and judge[a] who is able to save and to destroy. So who, then, are you to judge your neighbor?(A)
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- 4.12 Other ancient authorities lack and judge
1 Corinthians 10:4
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4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.(A)
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Romans 2:2
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2 We know that God’s judgment on those who do such things is in accordance with truth.
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John 5:22
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22 The Father judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son,(A)
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Habakkuk 1:13
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13 Your eyes are too pure to behold evil,
and you cannot look on wrongdoing;
why do you look on the treacherous
and are silent when the wicked swallow
those more righteous than they?(A)
2 Samuel 22:2-3
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2 He said,
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,(A)
3 my God, my rock in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold and my refuge,
my savior; you save me from violence.(B)
Revelation 15:3-4
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3 And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:
“Great and amazing are your deeds,
Lord God the Almighty!
Just and true are your ways,
King of the nations![a](A)
4 Lord, who will not fear
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship before you,
for your judgments have been revealed.”(B)
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- 15.3 Other ancient authorities read the ages
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