Job 17:8
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8 The upright are appalled at this,
and the innocent stir themselves up against the godless.
Romans 11:33
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33 O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!(A)
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Acts 13:46
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46 Then both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the gentiles.(A)
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Habakkuk 1:13
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13 Your eyes are too pure to behold evil,
and you cannot look on wrongdoing;
why do you look on the treacherous
and are silent when the wicked swallow
those more righteous than they?(A)
Ecclesiastes 5:8
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8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and right, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.(A)
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Psalm 73:12-15
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12 Such are the wicked;
always at ease, they increase in riches.(A)
13 All in vain I have kept my heart clean
and washed my hands in innocence.(B)
14 For all day long I have been plagued
and am punished every morning.(C)
15 If I had said, “I will talk on in this way,”
I would have been untrue to the circle of your children.
Job 34:30
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30 so that the godless should not reign
or those who ensnare the people.(A)
Job 22:19
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19 The righteous see it and are glad;
the innocent laugh them to scorn,(A)
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