17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

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17 Do not be overwicked,
    and do not be a fool—
    why die before your time?(A)

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27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

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27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life,(A)
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.(B)

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23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

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23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
    into the pit(A) of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful(B)
    will not live out half their days.(C)

But as for me, I trust in you.(D)

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16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

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16 They were carried off before their time,(A)
    their foundations(B) washed away by a flood.(C)

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23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

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23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel(A) of the Lord struck him down,(B) and he was eaten by worms and died.

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And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

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When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died.(A) And great fear(B) seized all who heard what had happened.

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32 It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.

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32 Before his time(A) he will wither,(B)
    and his branches will not flourish.(C)
33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes,(D)
    like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.(E)

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10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.

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10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died.(A) Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.(B)

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38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died.

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38 About ten days later, the Lord struck(A) Nabal and he died.

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And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.

And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.

10 And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.

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But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight;(A) so the Lord put him to death.(B)

Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to raise up offspring for your brother.”(C) But Onan knew that the child would not be his; so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to keep from providing offspring for his brother. 10 What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.(D)

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21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

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21 Therefore, get rid of(A) all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you,(B) which can save you.

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20 Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,

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20 “‘And you took your sons and daughters(A) whom you bore to me(B) and sacrificed them as food to the idols. Was your prostitution not enough?(C)

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17 Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.

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17 He said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the people of Judah to do the detestable things(A) they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence(B) and continually arouse my anger?(C) Look at them putting the branch to their nose!

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