Hebrews 3:8
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8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
In the day of trial in the wilderness,
Proverbs 28:14
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14 Happy is the man who is always reverent,
But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
Exodus 17:7
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7 So he called the name of the place (A)Massah[a] and [b]Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they [c]tempted the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
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- Exodus 17:7 Lit. Tempted
- Exodus 17:7 Lit. Contention
- Exodus 17:7 tested
Zechariah 7:11-12
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11 “But they refused to heed, (A)shrugged[a] their shoulders, and (B)stopped[b] their ears so that they could not hear. 12 Yes, they made their (C)hearts like flint, (D)refusing to hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. (E)Thus great wrath came from the Lord of hosts.
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- Zechariah 7:11 Lit. gave a stubborn or rebellious shoulder
- Zechariah 7:11 Lit. made their ears heavy
Daniel 5:20
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20 (A)But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.
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Ezekiel 3:7-9
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7 But the house of Israel will not listen to you, (A)because they will not listen to Me; (B)for all the house of Israel are [a]impudent and hard-hearted. 8 Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads. 9 (C)Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; (D)do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.”
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- Ezekiel 3:7 Lit. strong of forehead
Jeremiah 7:26
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26 (A)Yet they did not obey Me or incline their ear, but (B)stiffened their neck. (C)They did worse than their fathers.
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Psalm 78:56
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56 (A)Yet they tested and provoked the Most High God,
And did not keep His testimonies,
Psalm 78:18
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18 And (A)they tested God in their heart
By asking for the food of their fancy.
Hebrews 3:12-13
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12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; 13 but [a]exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
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- Hebrews 3:13 encourage
Matthew 13:15
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15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears (A)are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have (B)closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I [a]should (C)heal them.’
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- Matthew 13:15 NU, M would
Proverbs 29:1
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Happy Is He Who Keeps the Law
29 He(A) who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck,
Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Job 9:4
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4 (A)God is wise in heart and mighty in strength.
Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?
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