Job 31:14
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14 how could I face God?
What could I say when he questioned me?
James 2:13
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13 There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you.
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Romans 3:19
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19 Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.
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Zechariah 2:13
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13 Be silent before the Lord, all humanity, for he is springing into action from his holy dwelling.”
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Micah 7:4
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4 Even the best of them is like a brier;
the most honest is as dangerous as a hedge of thorns.
But your judgment day is coming swiftly now.
Your time of punishment is here, a time of confusion.
Hosea 9:7
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7 The time of Israel’s punishment has come;
the day of payment is here.
Soon Israel will know this all too well.
Because of your great sin and hostility,
you say, “The prophets are crazy
and the inspired men are fools!”
Isaiah 10:3
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3 What will you do when I punish you,
when I send disaster upon you from a distant land?
To whom will you turn for help?
Where will your treasures be safe?
Psalm 143:2
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2 Don’t put your servant on trial,
for no one is innocent before you.
Psalm 76:9
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9 You stand up to judge those who do evil, O God,
and to rescue the oppressed of the earth. Interlude
Psalm 44:21
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21 God would surely have known it,
for he knows the secrets of every heart.
Psalm 10:12-15
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12 Arise, O Lord!
Punish the wicked, O God!
Do not ignore the helpless!
13 Why do the wicked get away with despising God?
They think, “God will never call us to account.”
14 But you see the trouble and grief they cause.
You take note of it and punish them.
The helpless put their trust in you.
You defend the orphans.
15 Break the arms of these wicked, evil people!
Go after them until the last one is destroyed.
Psalm 9:19
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19 Arise, O Lord!
Do not let mere mortals defy you!
Judge the nations!
Psalm 9:12
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12 For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless.
He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer.
Psalm 7:6
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6 Arise, O Lord, in anger!
Stand up against the fury of my enemies!
Wake up, my God, and bring justice!
Job 10:2
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2 I will say to God, ‘Don’t simply condemn me—
tell me the charge you are bringing against me.
Job 9:32
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32 “God is not a mortal like me,
so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial.
Mark 7:2
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2 They noticed that some of his disciples failed to follow the Jewish ritual of hand washing before eating.
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