Isaiah 44:20
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20 The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes.
He trusts something that can’t help him at all.
Yet he cannot bring himself to ask,
“Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?”
Isaiah 44:20
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Romans 1:28
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28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.
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Romans 1:28
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28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over(A) to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.
Hosea 12:1
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12 [a]The people of Israel[b] feed on the wind;
they chase after the east wind all day long.
They pile up lies and violence;
they are making an alliance with Assyria
while sending olive oil to buy support from Egypt.
Hosea 12:1
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Psalm 102:9
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9 I eat ashes for food.
My tears run down into my drink
Psalm 102:9
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Job 15:31
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31 Let them no longer fool themselves by trusting in empty riches,
for emptiness will be their only reward.
Job 15:31
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2 Timothy 2:13
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13 If we are unfaithful,
he remains faithful,
for he cannot deny who he is.
2 Timothy 2:13
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13 if we are faithless,
he remains faithful,(A)
for he cannot disown himself.
Romans 1:25
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25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.
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Romans 1:25
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25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie,(A) and worshiped and served created things(B) rather than the Creator—who is forever praised.(C) Amen.(D)
Hosea 4:12
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12 They ask a piece of wood for advice!
They think a stick can tell them the future!
Longing after idols
has made them foolish.
They have played the prostitute,
serving other gods and deserting their God.
Revelation 20:3
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3 The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he must be released for a little while.
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Revelation 20:3
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3 He threw him into the Abyss,(A) and locked and sealed(B) it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations(C) anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
Revelation 18:23
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23 The light of a lamp
will never shine in you again.
The happy voices of brides and grooms
will never be heard in you again.
For your merchants were the greatest in the world,
and you deceived the nations with your sorceries.
Revelation 18:23
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Revelation 13:14
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14 And with all the miracles he was allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the people who belong to this world. He ordered the people to make a great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then came back to life.
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Revelation 13:14
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14 Because of the signs(A) it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived(B) the inhabitants of the earth.(C) It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.(D)
Revelation 12:9
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9 This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.
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2 Timothy 3:13
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13 But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived.
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2 Timothy 3:13
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