Genesis 6:6
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6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.
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Isaiah 63:10
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10 But they rebelled against him
and grieved his Holy Spirit.
So he became their enemy
and fought against them.
1 Samuel 15:11
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11 “I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command.” Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the Lord all night.
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Ephesians 4:30
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30 And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own,[a] guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.
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- 4:30 Or has put his seal on you.
2 Samuel 24:16
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16 But as the angel was preparing to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
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1 Samuel 15:29
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29 And he who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind, for he is not human that he should change his mind!”
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Hebrews 3:10
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10 So I was angry with them, and I said,
‘Their hearts always turn away from me.
They refuse to do what I tell them.’
Numbers 23:19
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19 God is not a man, so he does not lie.
He is not human, so he does not change his mind.
Has he ever spoken and failed to act?
Has he ever promised and not carried it through?
Jonah 3:10
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10 When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.
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Joel 2:13
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13 Don’t tear your clothing in your grief,
but tear your hearts instead.”
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is merciful and compassionate,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
He is eager to relent and not punish.
Luke 19:41-42
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Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
41 But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep. 42 “How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes.
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Jeremiah 18:8-10
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8 but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned. 9 And if I announce that I will plant and build up a certain nation or kingdom, 10 but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless it as I said I would.
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Exodus 32:14
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14 So the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people.
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1 Chronicles 21:15
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15 And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But just as the angel was preparing to destroy it, the Lord relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Araunah[a] the Jebusite.
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- 21:15 As in parallel text at 2 Sam 24:16; Hebrew reads Ornan, another name for Araunah; also in 21:18-28.
Ezekiel 33:11
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11 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die?
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Jeremiah 26:19
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19 But did King Hezekiah and the people kill him for saying this? No, they turned from their sins and worshiped the Lord. They begged him for mercy. Then the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had pronounced against them. So we are about to do ourselves great harm.”
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Isaiah 48:18
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18 Oh, that you had listened to my commands!
Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river
and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea.
Psalm 106:45
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45 He remembered his covenant with them
and relented because of his unfailing love.
1 Samuel 15:35
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35 Samuel never went to meet with Saul again, but he mourned constantly for him. And the Lord was sorry he had ever made Saul king of Israel.
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Deuteronomy 32:36
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36 “Indeed, the Lord will give justice to his people,
and he will change his mind about[a] his servants,
when he sees their strength is gone
and no one is left, slave or free.
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- 32:36 Or will take revenge for.
Deuteronomy 32:29
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29 Oh, that they were wise and could understand this!
Oh, that they might know their fate!
Deuteronomy 5:29
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29 Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever.
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James 1:17
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17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.[a] He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.[b]
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Hebrews 6:17-18
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17 God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. 18 So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.
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Hebrews 3:17
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17 And who made God angry for forty years? Wasn’t it the people who sinned, whose corpses lay in the wilderness?
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