Job 15:31
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31 Let him not (A)trust in futile things, deceiving himself,
For futility will be his reward.
Isaiah 59:4
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4 No one calls for justice,
Nor does any plead for truth.
They trust in (A)empty words and speak lies;
(B)They conceive [a]evil and bring forth iniquity.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 59:4 trouble
Ephesians 5:6
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6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
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Galatians 6:7-8
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7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for (A)whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap (B)everlasting life.
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Galatians 6:3
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3 For (A)if anyone thinks himself to be something, when (B)he is nothing, he deceives himself.
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Jonah 2:8
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Footnotes
- Jonah 2:8 Or Lovingkindness
Hosea 8:7
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7 “They(A) sow the wind,
And reap the whirlwind.
The stalk has no bud;
It shall never produce meal.
If it should produce,
(B)Aliens would swallow it up.
Isaiah 44:20
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20 He feeds on ashes;
(A)A deceived heart has turned him aside;
And he cannot deliver his soul,
Nor say, “Is there not a (B)lie in my right hand?”
Isaiah 17:10-11
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10 Because you have forgotten (A)the God of your salvation,
And have not been mindful of the Rock of your [a]stronghold,
Therefore you will plant pleasant plants
And set out foreign seedlings;
11 In the day you will make your plant to grow,
And in the morning you will make your seed to flourish;
But the harvest will be a heap of ruins
In the day of grief and desperate sorrow.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 17:10 refuge
Proverbs 22:8
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:8 trouble
Psalm 62:10
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10 Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
(A)If riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.
Job 12:16
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16 With Him are strength and prudence.
The deceived and the deceiver are His.
Job 4:8
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8 Even as I have seen,
(A)Those who plow iniquity
And sow trouble reap the same.
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