Isaiah 5:12
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12 (A)They have lyre and harp,
tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,
(B)but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord,
or see the work of his hands.
Psalm 28:5
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5 Because they (A)do not regard the works of the Lord
or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.
Job 34:27
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27 because they turned aside from (A)following him
and had no regard for any of his ways,
Jude 12
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Luke 16:19
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in (A)purple and fine linen and (B)who feasted sumptuously every day.
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Amos 6:4-6
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4 “Woe to those (A)who lie on (B)beds of ivory
(C)and stretch themselves out on their couches,
and eat lambs from the flock
(D)and calves from the midst of the stall,
5 (E)who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp
and like David (F)invent for themselves instruments of music,
6 (G)who drink wine in bowls
and (H)anoint themselves with the finest oils,
but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
Hosea 4:10-11
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10 (A)They shall eat, but not be satisfied;
they shall play the whore, but not multiply,
because they have forsaken the Lord
to cherish 11 whoredom, wine, and new wine,
which (B)take away the understanding.
Daniel 5:23
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23 but you have lifted up yourself against (A)the Lord of heaven. And (B)the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. (C)And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, (D)but the God in whose hand is your breath, and (E)whose are all your ways, (F)you have not honored.
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Daniel 5:1-4
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The Handwriting on the Wall
5 (A)King Belshazzar (B)made a great feast for a thousand of his (C)lords and drank wine in front of the thousand.
2 (D)Belshazzar, when he tasted the wine, commanded that (E)the vessels of gold and of silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father[a] had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem be brought, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. 3 Then they brought in (F)the golden vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. 4 They drank wine and (G)praised the (H)gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
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- Daniel 5:2 Or predecessor; also verses 11, 13, 18
Isaiah 22:13
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13 and behold, joy and gladness,
killing oxen and slaughtering sheep,
eating flesh and drinking wine.
(A)“Let us eat and drink,
for tomorrow we die.”
Isaiah 5:19
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19 who say: (A)“Let him be quick,
let him speed his work
that we may see it;
let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near,
and let it come, that we may know it!”
Psalm 92:5-6
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5 How (A)great are your works, O Lord!
Your (B)thoughts are very (C)deep!
6 The stupid man cannot know;
the fool cannot understand this:
Job 21:11-14
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11 They send out their (A)little boys like a flock,
and their children dance.
12 They sing to (B)the tambourine and (C)the lyre
and rejoice to the sound of (D)the pipe.
13 They (E)spend their days in prosperity,
and in (F)peace they go down to (G)Sheol.
14 They say to God, (H)‘Depart from us!
We do not desire the knowledge of your ways.
Genesis 31:27
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27 Why did you flee secretly (A)and trick me, and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with mirth and songs, with tambourine and lyre?
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