Ecclesiastes 7:17
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17 Do not be too wicked, and do not be a fool; why should you die before your time?
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Proverbs 10:27
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27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
but the years of the wicked will be short.(A)
Psalm 55:23
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23 But you, O God, will cast them down
into the lowest pit;
the bloodthirsty and treacherous
shall not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.(A)
Job 22:16
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16 They were snatched away before their time;
their foundation was washed away by a flood.(A)
Acts 12:23
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23 And immediately, because he had not given the glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.(A)
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Acts 5:5
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5 Now when Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard of it.
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Job 15:32-33
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32 It will be paid in full before their time,
and their branch will not be green.(A)
33 They will shake off their unripe grape, like the vine,
and cast off their blossoms, like the olive tree.(B)
Acts 5:10
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10 Immediately she fell down at his feet and died. When the young men came in they found her dead, so they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
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1 Samuel 25:38
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38 About ten days later the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.
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Genesis 38:7-10
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7 But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death.(A) 8 Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her; raise up offspring for your brother.”(B) 9 But since Onan knew that the offspring would not be his, he spilled his semen on the ground whenever he went in to his brother’s wife, so that he would not give offspring to his brother.(C) 10 What he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
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James 1:21
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21 Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls.(A)
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Ezekiel 16:20
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20 You took your sons and your daughters, whom you had borne to me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured. As if your prostitutions were not enough!(A)
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Ezekiel 8:17
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17 Then he said to me, “Have you seen this, O mortal? Is it not bad enough that the house of Judah commits the abominations done here? Must they fill the land with violence and provoke my anger still further? See, they are putting the branch to their nose!(A)
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Jeremiah 2:33-34
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33 How well you direct your course
to seek lovers!
So that even to wicked women
you have taught your ways.
34 Also on your skirts is found
the lifeblood of the innocent poor,
though you did not catch them breaking in.
Yet in spite of all these things[a](A)
Footnotes
- 2.34 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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